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Criteria for Certified Anesthesia Assistants (language only)

Item 301 #1s

Item 301 #1s

Health and Human Resources
Department of Health Professions

Language

Page 353, after line 37, insert:

"C. The Board of Medicine shall develop preliminary criteria for licensure of Certified Anesthesiology Assistants in Virginia. The criteria shall include appropriate education, certifying examination, and scope of practice requirements consistent with licensure of Certified Anesthesia Assistants in other states. The Board shall report to the Chair of the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority on the progress of establishing the preliminary criteria by December 1, 2023. The Board shall not establish final criteria for licensure without subsequent approval by the General Assembly."



Explanation

(This amendment directs the Board of Medicine to develop preliminary criteria for licensure of Certified Anesthesiology Assistants in Virginia.)