Bill > H2229

This bill aims to regulate the practice of anesthesiologist assistants in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. Defining "anesthesiologist assistant" as a person who assists in the practice of medicine under the supervision of an anesthesiologist or group of anesthesiologists approved by the Board of Registration in Medicine (the Board). 2. Allowing anesthesiologist assistants to perform duties and responsibilities delegated by their supervising anesthesiologist, with the supervising anesthesiologist being physically present in the same facility. 3. Requiring the Board to register and license anesthesiologist assistants, approve training programs, and maintain a roster of licensed anesthesiologist assistants. 4. Establishing the requirements for obtaining a license as an anesthesiologist assistant, including graduation from an accredited program and passing a certification exam. 5. Allowing the Board to issue temporary licenses and reinstate lapsed licenses. 6. Permitting anesthesiologist assistants to access and obtain drugs as ordered by their supervising anesthesiologist. 7. Imposing penalties for practicing as an anesthesiologist assistant without a license or employing an unlicensed person as an anesthesiologist assistant.