Can CAAs practice in Kansas?
Yes — CAAs practice in Kansas under physician delegation.
Kansas has no AA license; CAAs practice under a physician's general delegation authority, supervised by an anesthesiologist. A licensure bill (HB 2368) cleared committee in February 2026 but died without a floor vote, so delegation remains the only pathway.
Confidence: medium. Parts of this status rest on indirect or incomplete sources; the notes below explain what is uncertain.
- Legal authority
- K.S.A. 65-28,127 (physician delegation/supervision authority)
- Effective
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- Supervision
- The delegating physician (in practice, an anesthesiologist) supervises under K.S.A. 65-28,127, which permits delegation of acts constituting the healing arts to persons the physician reasonably believes are competent, within the physician's own specialty; no AA-specific statutory ratio exists.
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12
Notes
No statute mentions anesthesiologist assistants; lawful practice rests on the general delegation statute plus AG Opinion 2000-026 (physician may delegate anesthetic administration to a competent, qualified person under adequate supervision). AAAA lists Kansas as a practice state and the Board of Healing Arts testified neutrally on HB 2368. Confidence is medium because there is no AA-specific legal recognition; employment depends on facility credentialing. Watch for reintroduction of a licensure act in the 2027 session.
Active legislation
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HB 2368 Died in 2025-26 session (never reached final floor passage)
Providing for the licensure of anesthesiologist assistants (Anesthesiologist Assistant Licensure Act)
Last action: House committee recommended passage as amended Feb. 16, 2026; motion to advance failed in Committee of the Whole Feb. 17, 2026; re-referred to House Health and Human Services Mar. 17, 2026, with no further action before adjournment.