HB 2035 -- Surgical Technologists

Sponsor:  Weter

This bill prohibits any person from practicing as a surgical
technologist in a licensed health care facility unless he or she
has successfully completed an accredited educational program for
surgical technologists and holds and maintains the Surgical
Technologist Certification administered by the National Board of
Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting, or its successor
organization; has completed an appropriate training program from
any branch of the United States Armed Forces or the United States
Public Health Service; provides evidence that he or she was
employed to practice surgical technology in a health care
facility prior to August 28, 2010; or is performing surgical
technologist duties in the service of the federal government.

The bill also:

(1)  Allows a person to be employed to practice as a surgical
technologist during the 12-month period immediately following his
or her graduation from an accredited school;

(2)  Requires a surgical technologist to annually complete 15
hours of continuing education;

(3)  Requires a licensed health care facility which employs a
surgical technologist to verify that he or she has met the
continuing education requirements and, where applicable, that the
person has maintained the Surgical Technologist Certification and
to supervise each technologist that he or she competently
performs delegated tasks intraoperatively and according to the
provisions of the bill or other applicable laws; and

(4)  Specifies that the Department of Health and Senior Services
will provide oversight for compliance with the provisions of the
bill.

Nothing in the provisions of the bill will prohibit any licensed
practitioner from performing surgical technology tasks or
functions if the person is acting within the scope of his or her
license.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm