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2011 SESSION
SB 1151 Surgical assistants; required to be licensed by Board of Medicine, Advisory Board created.
Introduced by: Frederick M. Quayle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Health professions; licensure of surgical assistants. Requires surgical assistants to be licensed by the Board of Medicine and creates an Advisory Board on Surgical Assistants to assist with such licensure and regulation. A surgical assistant is an individual other than a licensed physician assistant, podiatrist assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, dental hygienist, or registered nurse who, under the direct supervision of a qualified surgeon, directly performs significant surgical tasks including manipulating tissues or organs, manipulating or inserting subcutaneous sutures, placing hemostatic agents, injecting local anesthetic, harvesting veins, and implanting devices.
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HISTORY
- 01/12/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100428D
- 01/12/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/18/11 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Licensing
- 02/08/11 Senate: Left in Education and Health