Can Anesthesiologist Assistants Practice in Michigan?
Yes — CAAs practice in Michigan under physician delegation.
Michigan has no AA license yet; CAAs practice under physician delegation authority in the Public Health Code (MCL 333.16215), always under a supervising anesthesiologist. Licensure bills SB 428 and HB 4832 were introduced in 2025 and remained in committee as of mid-2026.
Where CAAs can practice nearby
CAAs can also practice in 3 of Michigan's 3 neighboring states.
CAA Programs in Michigan
Accredited training options and pathways for applicants from Michigan.
No CAA programs are currently located in Michigan
While Michigan does not have an in-state CAAHEP-accredited program campus, prospective students from Michigan attend accredited master's programs across the United States. Graduates of any accredited program are eligible to sit for the NCCAA board exam and practice in Michigan or any other authorized state.
Compare cohort sizes, tuition, and deadlines across all active campuses.
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Step-by-step guidance from undergrad prep and shadowing to licensing.
Supervision & Practice Authority in Michigan
Supervision Requirements
A supervising anesthesiologist delegates under MCL 333.16215, which lets a physician delegate acts within their own scope of practice to qualified individuals working under their supervision. Current law sets no AA-specific ratio.
State Context & Regulatory Notes
Neither HB 4832 nor SB 428 has passed either chamber; both sit in committee. As introduced, HB 4832 would cap an anesthesiologist at four concurrently supervised CAAs and protect the C.A.A. title. That is proposed language, not current law.
Statutory Summary
- Effective
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- Practice Mechanism
- Physician delegation
Legislative Activity in Michigan
2 bills on record (2 pending). Enacted and failed bills stay listed as history.
Health occupations: licensure of anesthesiologist assistants; provide for (amends 1978 PA 368)
In House Health Policy Committee (committee testimony taken; no vote)
Last action: Introduced by Rep. Prestin and referred to House Health Policy Aug. 27, 2025; committee took testimony Mar. 4, 2026; no committee vote as of Sept. 2026.
Health occupations: licensure of anesthesiologist assistants; provide for
In Senate Health Policy Committee
Last action: Introduced by Sen. Santana and referred to Senate Committee on Health Policy June 17, 2025; no further action recorded.