The AAMA responds to questions dealing with the issue of licensure (as opposed to certification) on a regular basis. Executive Director Donald A. Balasa, JD, MBA, has written extensively on this subject, and the AAMA offers access to all his pieces online:
Certification and Licensure; CMA (AAMA) and RMA; CAAHEP and ABHES
State regulation of medical assisting: Exploring the legal and political dimensions
Which professions should be licensed? Criteria legislators employ
See also his Public Affairs articles, published in CMA Today and his blog Legal Eye: On Medical Assisting.
Certification and Licensure; CMA (AAMA) and RMA; CAAHEP and ABHES
State regulation of medical assisting: Exploring the legal and political dimensions
Which professions should be licensed? Criteria legislators employ
See also his Public Affairs articles, published in CMA Today and his blog Legal Eye: On Medical Assisting.