Can Anesthesiologist Assistants Practice in Georgia?
Yes — CAAs are licensed in Georgia.
Georgia has no separate AA license: CAAs are licensed as physician assistants by the Georgia Composite Medical Board and practice anesthesia under a Board-approved anesthesiologist assistant job description filed with a supervising anesthesiologist. It is the oldest CAA practice state; Emory's program dates to 1969.
Where CAAs can practice nearby
CAAs can also practice in 5 of Georgia's 5 neighboring states.
CAA Programs in Georgia
2 campuses offer CAA master's training in Georgia.
Emory University — Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
- Degree & Length
- Master of Medical Science (MMSc) in Anesthesiology · 27 mo
- CASAA Deadline
- Dec 1, 2026
- Tuition
- $155,631
- Admissions Tests
- GRE or MCAT required (taken within 5 years): GRE at or above 55th percentile in each section with 4.0+ Analytical Writing, or MCAT 502+ with 124+ in each subsection.
South University — Savannah
Savannah, Georgia
- Degree & Length
- Master of Medical Science in Anesthesia Science (MMSc) · 27 mo
- CASAA Deadline
- Feb 1, 2027
- Tuition
- $119,034
- Admissions Tests
- GRE or MCAT required, taken within 5 years of application; accepted students' GRE scores average 55th percentile or higher on Verbal and Quantitative.
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Open Prerequisites Matrix →Supervision & Practice Authority in Georgia
Supervision Requirements
CAAs practice under a supervising anesthesiologist according to the Board-approved 'Physician Anesthesiologist Assistant' job description. A supervising physician may oversee up to four AA-program-trained PAs at one time (Rules 360-5-.04/-.05).
State Context & Regulatory Notes
A note on titles: Georgia issues a physician assistant license (under the 1972 PA Act), with anesthesia scope granted through the Board's AA job description for graduates of Board-approved AA programs. There is no separate CAA license type. SB 111 (2023-2024), which would have created standalone AA licensure, died in early 2024, and no successor bill appeared in 2025-2026.
Statutory Summary
- Legal Authority
- O.C.G.A. § 43-34-100 et seq. (Physician Assistant Act); Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 360-5
- Effective
- 1972
- Practice Mechanism
- Licensed