§ 1652. Certification and rulemaking The Board shall certify anesthesiologist assistants, and the Commissioner of Health shall adopt rules regarding the training, practice, supervision, qualification, scope of practice, places of practice, and protocols for anesthesiologist assistants, and patient notification and consent. (Added 2003, No. 34, § 1, eff. May 23, 2003.)
§ 1653. Application (a) Applications for certification shall be accompanied by an application by the proposed supervising anesthesiologist that shall contain a statement that the anesthesiologist shall be responsible for all professional activities of the anesthesiologist assistant. (b) Applications for certification shall be accompanied by a protocol signed by the proposed supervising anesthesiologist and a […]
§ 1654. Eligibility To be eligible for certification as an anesthesiologist assistant, an applicant shall have: (1) obtained a master’s degree from a board-approved anesthesiologist assistant program at an institution of higher education accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, or their successor […]
§ 1655. Temporary certification (a) The Board may issue a temporary certification to a person who applies for certification for the first time in this State and meets the educational requirements under section 1654 of this title. (b) Temporary certification may be issued only for the purpose of allowing an otherwise qualified applicant to practice […]
§ 1656. Renewal of certification (a) Certifications shall be renewed every two years. At least one month prior to the date on which renewal is required, the Board shall send to each anesthesiologist assistant a renewal application form and notice of the date on which the existing certification will expire. On or before the renewal […]
§ 1657. Supervision and scope of practice (a) The number of anesthesiologist assistants permitted to practice under the direction and supervision of a physician shall be determined by the Board after review of the system of care delivery in which the supervising anesthesiologist and anesthesiologist assistants propose to practice. The authority of an anesthesiologist assistant […]
§ 1658. Unprofessional conduct (a) The following conduct and the conduct described in section 1354 of this title by a certified anesthesiologist assistant constitutes unprofessional conduct. When that conduct is by an applicant or person who later becomes an applicant, it may constitute grounds for denial of certification: (1) fraud or misrepresentation in applying for […]
§ 1659. Disposition of complaints (a) Complaints and allegations of unprofessional conduct shall be processed in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Board. (b) Any person, firm, corporation, or public officer may submit a written complaint to the Board alleging any anesthesiologist assistant practicing in the State is engaged in unprofessional conduct, specifying […]
§ 1660. Use of title Any person who is certified to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant in this State shall have the right to use the title “anesthesiologist assistant” and the abbreviation “A.A.” No other person may assume that title or use that abbreviation, or any other words, letters, signs, or devices to indicate that […]
§ 1661. Legal liability (a) The supervising anesthesiologist delegating activities to an anesthesiologist assistant shall be legally liable for such activities of the anesthesiologist assistant, and the anesthesiologist assistant shall in this relationship be the anesthesiologist’s agent. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting an anesthesiologist from delegating to an anesthesiologist assistant […]
§ 1662. Fees Applicants and persons regulated under this chapter shall pay the following fees: (1)(A)(i) Original application for certification, $120.00; (ii) Each additional application, $55.00; (B) The Board shall use at least $10.00 of these fees to support the cost of maintaining the Vermont Practitioner Recovery Network, which, for the protection of the public, […]
§ 1663. Notice of use of anesthesiologist assistants An anesthesiologist that utilizes the services of an anesthesiologist assistant shall post a notice to that effect in an appropriate place and include language in the patient consent form that the anesthesiologist uses an anesthesiologist assistant. (Added 2003, No. 34, § 1, eff. May 23, 2003.)
§ 1664. Penalty (a) A person who, not being certified, holds himself or herself out to the public as being certified under this chapter shall be liable for a fine of not more than $10,000.00. (b) In addition to the penalty provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Attorney General or a State’s Attorney […]
