Committee hears competing testimony on licensure for anesthesiologist assistants
House Bill 23-68 would license anesthesiologist assistants under the Board of Healing Arts; proponents said the change would add regulated capacity in anesthesia care teams while opponents said it could reduce clinical training slots for nurse‑anesthesia students and not expand rural access.
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House Bill 23-68 would establish a licensure framework for anesthesiologist assistants (AAs) and place them under the oversight of the Kansas Board of Healing Arts. The Committee on House Health and Human Services heard more than an hour of proponent and opponent testimony on workforce, supervision, training and clinical‑education implications.
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