Can CAAs practice in West Virginia?
Not authorized
No — CAAs cannot currently practice in West Virginia.
CAAs cannot practice in West Virginia; no licensure statute or CAA bill exists (2025's HB 3261 concerned CRNA practice, not CAAs).
Confidence: medium. Parts of this status rest on indirect or incomplete sources; the notes below explain what is uncertain.
- Legal authority
- None — no statute or delegation pathway
- Effective
- —
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12
Notes
HB 3261 (2025) was checked directly because its title ('qualifications required for the administration of anesthesia') looked CAA-related — it only loosens CRNA supervision to a cooperation model and never mentions AAs. No CAA licensure bill found in 2025-2026. Confidence medium — no direct WV Code ch. 30 review. Do not confuse with Virginia, which enacted CAA licensure effective July 1, 2025.