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Should anesthesiologist assistants practice in Minnesota? A Rochester lawmaker is weighing that option

This March, a bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers, including Sen. Carla Nelson, R-Rochester, introduced legislation to license anesthesiologist assistants, though the bill did not receive a committee hearing this year.
Twenty-Two states, plus Washington and Guam, currently allow anesthesiologist assistants to work in operating rooms, whereas Minnesota restricts these roles to anesthesiologists and CRNAs who hold graduate-level training.
Sen. Carla Nelson stated the bill helps ensure "safer, faster care" by easing workforce strain, but CRNAs express concern that adding assistants could limit their own job opportunities.
To gather more information, Sen. Liz Boldon and Sen. Lindsey Port, DFL-Burnsville, will host a roundtable in Rochester on Thursday, Aug. 6, with anesthesiologists and CRNAs.
Boldon remains "in learning and listening mode" and expects the legislation to return to the Legislature next year, stating, "I imagine it'll be before me again.

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Should anesthesiologist assistants practice in Minnesota? A Rochester lawmaker is weighing that option

ROCHESTER — Twenty-two U.S. states, plus Guam and Washington, D.C., allow anesthesiologist assistants to work in operating rooms. Should Minnesota join that roster? That's a question state Sen. Liz Boldon, DFL-Rochester, is weighing — and something for which she's seeking more opinions. "My intention is just to hear more from people who work in this space and would be impacted if this were to become law," Boldon said. Anesthesiologist assistants…

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