No. SB 148
Filed under Healthcare.
Temporary Licensure of Anesthesiologist Assistants; Requiring the Department of Health to issue a temporary license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant to applicants meeting specified criteria; providing that temporary licensees may practice only under the direct supervision of an anesthesiologist and pursuant to a written protocol, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDAnesthesiologist assistant program graduates can get a temporary license while they wait for their national certification exam results, instead of waiting to start working. The department must issue it once an applicant meets five listed criteria, including a completed application and a background screening.
A temporary licensee can only work under the direct supervision of a licensed anesthesiologist who has filed a written protocol with the department. They cannot practice on their own.
The temporary license lasts no more than 180 days and cannot be renewed. It automatically ends the moment the person passes the certification exam and gets a full license, or the moment they fail it.
AIThe department must issue a temporary license to an applicant who has graduated from an approved program, applied for the national certification exam, submitted a completed application and fees, and passed a background screening.
AIA temporary licensee cannot practice independently. They may work only under the direct supervision of a licensed anesthesiologist who has filed a written protocol with the department.
AIThe temporary license is valid for no more than 180 days after issuance, cannot be renewed, and automatically expires as soon as the applicant passes or fails the certification exam.
AIThe Board of Medicine and Board of Osteopathic Medicine must adopt rules covering application procedures and supervision requirements for this temporary license.