                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LICENSURE OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS (§ 54.1-2957.23)

A. As used in this section, &#8220;anesthesiologist&#8221; means a physician who
is licensed by the Board and who has completed a residency in anesthesiology
approved by the American Board of Anesthesiology or the American Osteopathic
Board of Anesthesiology.

B. No person shall use or assume the title &#8220;anesthesiologist
assistant&#8221; or hold himself out as an anesthesiologist assistant unless
such person holds a license as an anesthesiologist assistant issued by the
Board. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any
professional licensed, certified, or registered by a health regulatory board
from acting within the scope of his profession.

C. The Board shall establish criteria for licensure as an anesthesiologist
assistant that shall include the following:

   1. Successful completion of an anesthesiologist assistant program accredited
   by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or its
   predecessor or successor organizations; and

   2. Passage of the certifying examination administered by the National
   Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants or other
   examination required by the Board.

D. Pending the outcome of the next examination described in subdivision C 2, the
Board may grant a provisional license to a graduate of an anesthesiologist
assistant program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
Education Programs or its predecessor or successor organizations.

E. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a student anesthesiologist assistant
who is enrolled in an anesthesiologist assistant program accredited by the
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or its
predecessor or successor organizations from engaging in acts that would
constitute practice as an anesthesiologist assistant as part of such program.

F. An anesthesiologist assistant licensed pursuant to this section shall
practice within the scope of his clinical and professional training and the
limits of his knowledge and experience and under the supervision of an
anesthesiologist.

G. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the practice of anesthesiologist
assistants, including regulations for (i) application for and issuance of a
license or renewal of a license, (ii) standards of practice for licensed
anesthesiologist assistants, and (iii) requirements for supervision of
anesthesiologist assistants by anesthesiologists.

HISTORY: 2025, c. 507.