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2023 SESSION
HB 2222 Surgical technologists and surgical assistants; practice prior to certification of licensure.
Introduced by: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Surgical assistants; practice prior to licensure. Allows persons who have successfully completed an accredited surgical assistant training program to practice under certain conditions prior to licensure. The bill allows such person to practice as a surgical assistant with the title "surgical assistant, license applicant" until he has received a failing score on the national certification examination or six months from the date of graduation, whichever occurs sooner.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Surgical technologists and surgical assistants; practice prior to certification. Allows surgical technologists and surgical assistants who have successfully completed an accredited surgical technologist training program or surgical assistant training program to practice under certain conditions prior to certification or licensure, respectively. The bill allows such person to practice as a surgical technologist with the title "surgical technologist, certificate applicant" until he has received a failing score on any examination for national certification or six months from the date of program completion, whichever occurs sooner. The bill allows such person to practice as a surgical assistant with the title "surgical assistant, license applicant" until he has received a failing score on the national certification examination or six months from the date of graduation, whichever occurs sooner.