Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1481
Anesthesiologist assistants; allow licensure under physicians assistant licensure law.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-26-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION ON LICENSING ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS UNDER THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LICENSURE LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 73-26-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE AS A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WHO HAVE PASSED THE CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CERTIFICATION OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS (NCCAA) AND MET OTHER REQUIREMENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR LICENSURE AS A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-26-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION ON THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE FROM AUTHORIZING PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO ADMINISTER OR MONITOR GENERAL INHALED ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA, SPINAL ANESTHESIA OR MONITORED ANESTHESIA AS UTILIZED IN SURGICAL PROCEDURES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to February 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives