Licensing and Registration

Anesthesiologist Assistants

Requirements

The state of North Carolina requires all anesthesiology assistants (AAs) to be licensed.

  • AAs must renew their professional licenses annually, within 30 days of their birthday.
  • Applicants must register for a Licensure Gateway account to submit an online application.

Please adhere to the following guidelines:

  1. Provide DETAILED explanations for affirmative answers in the application along with all related documentation.
  2. Include name change documentation, if applicable.
  3. You must secure a report from each state, Canadian province or US territory regarding status of licensure. All licenses, active and/or inactive, must be verified. Most licensing agencies charge a fee for this service. The verifications should be sent directly to the NC Medical Board. NCMB accepts license verification through the veridoc service.
    • If you have ever been licensed in Connecticut, you must send the consent for release of confidential disciplinary records form, along with the NC licensure verification form to the Connecticut Department of Public Health. If you have never been licensed in Connecticut, disregard the form.
  4. Verification of certification from the National Commission for the Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCCAA). Verification must be sent directly from the Commission.

Process

Our process involves the collection of credentials from you the applicant, and from other sources as well. Once all application materials have been collected, our staff must review them. 

After reviews have been done, it may be necessary for the staff to request additional information, corrections, or clarifications. It is our goal to review materials as quickly as possible, but we must be thorough. You must have successfully completed the NCCAA examination to qualify for licensure. Please adhere to the following guidelines:

1. Applications are good for one year. After one year, applications will expire, and you will need to reapply.

2. Processing time may take longer during the months of March through August, due to the increased number of applications received at the North Carolina Medical Board.   

3. Without an anesthesiologist assistant license and a primary supervising anesthesiologist, you cannot practice as an anesthesiologist assistant in North Carolina. Do not make practice commitments prematurely.

4. If you have been named in any malpractice suits or have answered “yes” to any of the questions on our application, please include detailed information and all related documentation.

5. State law will only allow us to speak to the applicant about the application. Third parties cannot be informed about the status of your application.

6. Check your gateway homepage for application status, information regarding deficiencies and additional information requests.

Questions regarding your application can be e-mailed to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Fees

A fee of $190.50 U.S. dollars is to be paid at the time the application is submitted. ($150.00 for the license application fee, $38.00 for the criminal background check fee, and $2.50 for the NPDB report fee).