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2022 SESSION
HB 598 Registered surgical technologist; criteria for registration.
Introduced by: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Certified surgical technologist; criteria for certification. Requires the Board of Medicine to certify as a surgical technologist any applicant who has practiced as a surgical technologist or attended a surgical technologist training program at any time prior to October 1, 2022, and registers with the Board by December 31, 2022. Under current law, an applicant who practiced as a surgical technologist at any time in the six months prior to July 1, 2021, and registered by December 31, 2021, is eligible for certification by the Board. The bill also provides that no person shall use the designation "C.S.T." or any variation thereof unless such person (i) is certified by the Board and (ii) has successfully completed an accredited surgical technologist training program and holds a current credential as a certified surgical technologist from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or its successor.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103959D pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB598ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/01/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103959D
- 01/11/22 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/21/22 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/27/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/22 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/22 House: Read first time
- 02/04/22 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/07/22 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/22 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/17/22 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/22 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/22 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/22 House: Enrolled
- 02/23/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB598ER)
- 02/23/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/09/22 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 9, 2022
- 03/09/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/01/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 71 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/01/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071)