Can Anesthesiologist Assistants Practice in Indiana?
Yes — CAAs are licensed in Indiana.
Indiana licenses CAAs through the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana under Ind. Code art. 25-3.7 (enacted 2014). You need the license before practicing, plus a written practice protocol with your supervising anesthesiologist filed via the board's Supervising Anesthesiologist Statement.
Where CAAs can practice nearby
CAAs can also practice in 3 of Indiana's 4 neighboring states.
CAA Programs in Indiana
1 campus offers CAA master's training in Indiana.
Indiana University School of Medicine — Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
- Degree & Length
- Master of Science in Anesthesia (MSA) · 28 mo
- CASAA Deadline
- Feb 26, 2027
- Tuition
- $95,554 $120,167 non-res
- Admissions Tests
- GRE or MCAT required, taken within 3 years of matriculation; GRE verbal/quantitative below 40th percentile and MCAT below 499 not accepted.
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Supervision Requirements
CAAs practice only under an anesthesiologist's supervision, following a written practice protocol that both parties sign and update annually (Ind. Code § 25-3.7-2-4). The statute sets no numeric supervision ratio.
State Context & Regulatory Notes
The licensure article was added by P.L. 58-2014. Supervision runs entirely through the individually adopted practice protocol, which the board may audit at random. No 2025-26 legislation affecting CAA practice appeared.
Statutory Summary
- Legal Authority
- Ind. Code art. 25-3.7 (license required, § 25-3.7-2-1)
- Effective
- 2014
- Practice Mechanism
- Licensed