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Gov. Bill Lee signed Tennessee's CAA licensure law in May 2025, with full requirements taking effect January 1, 2026. Tennessee joins ~24 jurisdictions where CAAs may practice and becomes the first new state to authorize CAA licensure since Virginia's 2025 law. Lipscomb University's in-state CAA program is timed to feed the new licensure pathway.
Illinois SB 1482 would create a comprehensive Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant Practice Act — master's degree, department-approved exam, and a written supervision agreement with an anesthesiologist defining scope. AANA's Illinois affiliate is opposing as written; AAAA is lobbying for passage. The bill is the most procedurally advanced CAA legislation in the Midwest.
Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) introduced AB 985 to authorize Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants in California under a strict ACT model — anesthesiologist must be physically present and immediately available to supervise. California is the largest unlicensed-CAA market in the country; passage would meaningfully reshape the West Coast staffing picture.
Virginia's 2025 AA licensure law puts the Commonwealth in the licensure column alongside ~20 other states. VCU's College of Health Professions has been a key institutional voice on the rollout, framing the law as a workforce-access measure rather than a CRNA-vs-CAA scope battle.
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