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Practice Locations

The map below depicts states in which AAs practice in the United States.

There are two types of individual state practice authorities for AAs:
  • Regulatory (green shaded states): A law exists within the state that defines the AA scope of practice, sets standards for who can practice and gives a regulatory board the authority to maintain those standards
    • Typically the state board of medicine is the regulating entity
  • Delegatory (blue shaded states): The Medical Practice Act of a particular state is written in such a way that it allows an anesthesiologist to delegate anesthesia care tasks to a qualified individual, in this case an AA