Qualifications for Licensure

(a)Program Approval. The Board shall approve programs for the education and training of anesthesiologist assistants which meet standards established by Board rules. The Board shall recommend only those anesthesiologist assistant training programs that hold full accreditation or provisional accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.

(b)Licensed anesthesiology assistants shall be graduates of programs approved and recognized by the Board, and approved by the Anesthesiologist Assistant Examining Committee from an institution accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA), or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) that is specifically designed to train an individual to administer general or regional anesthesia.

(c)Licensed anesthesiology assistants shall have passed a proficiency examination developed and administered by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCCAA), or its successor.

(d)Licensed anesthesiologist assistants shall meet all other requisite educational requirements established by the Board pursuant to § 122403 of this Article.