IA SSB3017

Creates a new licensure framework for anesthesiologist assistants in Iowa under new Chapter 148K, establishing them as a recognized healthcare profession regulated by the Board of Medicine.

Defines an anesthesiologist assistant as a licensed professional who assists in the practice of medicine under delegation from a supervising anesthesiologist who has completed accredited training.

Requires anesthesiologist assistants to pass a certification examination approved by the board, including exams administered by the National Commission for the Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants.

Authorizes licensed anesthesiologist assistants to use the titles "anesthesiologist assistant" or "certified anesthesiologist assistant" and the initials "A.A." or "C.A.A." after their name.

Adds anesthesiologist assistants to existing Iowa Code provisions listing licensed healthcare professions, making existing professional practice penalties applicable to this new category.