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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Legislature establishes state licensing and regulation for anesthesiologist assistants under the State Board of Healing Arts
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
The Kansas Legislature proposed the Anesthesiologist Assistant Licensure Act to establish state licensure, qualifications, supervision requirements, and disciplinary rules for anesthesiologist assistants operating under licensed physicians. The measure requires applicants to undergo state and national criminal history record checks, sets fee structures for active, inactive, temporary, and reinstated licenses, and establishes a five-member anesthesiologist assistant council to advise the State Board of Healing Arts.
The measure establishes legal recognition and professional standards for a new category of medical practitioners in Kansas, impacting healthcare providers, supervising physicians, and medical facilities through defined supervision ratios and mandatory credentialing rules.
- The State Board of Healing Arts is the state agency responsible for licensing and disciplining medical and healthcare professionals in Kansas. context
- Anesthesiologist assistants are mid-level healthcare providers who assist anesthesiologists in delivering anesthesia care during medical procedures. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Anesthesiologist assistants
Anesthesiologist assistants must obtain state licensure, undergo criminal history record checks, pay established fees, and comply with supervision limits and continuing education requirements.
Supervising anesthesiologists
Supervising anesthesiologists assume continuous and ultimate responsibility for the medical services of supervised assistants, are limited to overseeing a maximum of four assistants simultaneously, and must notify the board upon termination of supervision.
State Board of Healing Arts
The board is tasked with administering licenses, setting fee structures, adopting rules and regulations, conducting disciplinary proceedings, and maintaining lists of active licensees.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is authorized to supervise an anesthesiologist assistant under this act?
Can anesthesiologist assistants prescribe medications under this legislation?
What fees are established for license applications and renewals?
What is the maximum number of anesthesiologist assistants a single anesthesiologist can supervise at one time?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Feb 4, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 3, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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