Can Anesthesiologist Assistants Practice in District of Columbia?
Yes — CAAs are licensed in District of Columbia.
The District licenses AAs through the DC Board of Medicine, with a detailed statutory scope of practice in D.C. Code § 3-1206.31. Apply through DC Health's anesthesiologist assistants licensing program.
Where CAAs can practice nearby
None of District of Columbia's 2 neighboring states authorize CAA practice yet.
CAA Programs in District of Columbia
1 campus offers CAA master's training in District of Columbia.
Case Western Reserve University — Washington, DC
Washington, District of Columbia
- Degree & Length
- Master of Science in Anesthesia (MSA) · 24 mo
- CASAA Deadline
- Dec 1, 2026
- Tuition
- $154,920
- Admissions Tests
- GRE or MCAT required (within 3 years, weighted equally): recommended GRE at or above 60th percentile Verbal/Quant with 4.0+ Analytical Writing, or MCAT 500+; Casper situational-judgment test also required.
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Open Prerequisites Matrix →Supervision & Practice Authority in District of Columbia
Supervision Requirements
The supervising anesthesiologist must be immediately available in the facility, directly participate in induction and emergence, and may supervise no more than four AAs at any one time.
State Context & Regulatory Notes
AA provisions were added to the Health Occupations Revision Act by D.C. Law 15-237 (effective March 16, 2005), and the four-AA supervision cap by D.C. Law 16-228 (2007). Faculty may supervise no more than two AA students at once. No Council legislation affecting AAs appeared in 2025-2026.
Statutory Summary
- Legal Authority
- D.C. Code § 3-1206.31
- Effective
- 2005
- Practice Mechanism
- Licensed