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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas establishes licensure and practice framework 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
This bill enacts the Anesthesiologist Assistant Licensure Act, establishing a formal state licensing, renewal, and disciplinary process under the State Board of Healing arts for anesthesiologist assistants practicing under physician supervision. It permits licensed anesthesiologist assistants to perform specific anesthesia-related patient care tasks while prohibiting them from prescribing medications. Additionally, it mandates s and fingerprinting for applicants and updates related healthcare and criminal background statutes.
Establishes a new regulated healthcare profession in Kansas, setting statutory education, examination, supervision, and fee requirements for practitioners and outlining disciplinary grounds and criminal penalties for unlicensed practice.
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
Must obtain a license from the State Board of Healing Arts, pay established fees, complete continuing education, and comply with supervision and scope-of-practice limits.
Supervising anesthesiologists
Must accept continuous and ultimate responsibility for medical services rendered by supervised anesthesiologist assistants and are limited to supervising a maximum of four assistants simultaneously.
State Board of Healing Arts
Tasked with promulgating rules and regulations, issuing licenses, collecting fees, conducting background checks, and administering disciplinary proceedings under the act.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
13 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Mar 17, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 17, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
- Mar 17, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Motion by to rerefer to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 17, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
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- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Motion to recommend favorably for passage failed
- Feb 16, 2026HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Feb 25, 2025HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Feb 18, 2025HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 17, 2025HouseHearing: Monday, February 17, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N
- Feb 7, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 7, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
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Establishment of Anesthesiologist Assistant Profession
Kansas transitions from having no statutory framework for anesthesiologist assistants to establishing comprehensive licensure, council oversight, and supervisory requirements under the State Board of Healing Arts.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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