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Committee hears competing views as bill to license anesthesiologist assistants advances in hearing
Summary
House Bill 2368 would license certified anesthesiologist assistants and set training, supervision and oversight rules; proponents said licensure would increase anesthesia‑care team capacity in centers that employ anesthesiologists, while opponents warned it could reduce clinical training slots for nurse‑anesthesia students and not expand rural access.
House Bill 2368 would create an Anesthesiologist Assistant Licensure Act, set education and licensing requirements, require supervision by an anesthesiologist, establish an oversight council and add related background‑check and discipline language to existing statutes.
Jenna Moyer of the Revisor of Statutes office summarized the bill for the committee, noting it defines anesthesiologist assistants, sets licensure qualifications and limits supervising anesthesiologists to medically directing no more than four assistants at a time. The bill also requires an anesthesiologist to be physically present or immediately available in the same facility for an assistant to practice and directs the Board of Healing Arts to oversee licensure and discipline.
Supporters included the Kansas Medical Society, the…
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