Last Action | to Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations (S) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to the practice of surgical technology. |
Bill Documents |
Bill
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Bill Request Number | 2304 |
Sponsor | F. Nesler |
Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 216B, relating to the licensure and regulation of health facilities and services, to regulate the practice of surgical technology; define "surgical technology"; prohibit the practice of surgical technology in a health facility by a person unless the person meets specified criteria; allow surgical technology practice if the person has successfully completed an accredited surgical technology educational program, and maintains national surgical technologist certification; permit surgical technology practice by a person who has completed a surgical technology training program in the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. Public Health Service; grandfather any person who can prove that he or she was practicing surgical technology in a health facility prior to the implementation of the new oversight of surgical technology; exempt federal employees practicing surgical technology pursuant to their employment; allow surgical technology practice by a person for the six months immediately following the person's graduation from an accredited surgical technology school; permit the practice of surgical technology in a health facility by a person who does not meet the normal requirements if the health facility is unable to employ a sufficient number of persons who meet the requirements and the health facility documents its efforts in a written record retained at the health facility; authorize the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to create standards and requirements for health facility alternate employment of persons practicing surgical technology; require 15 hours of continuing education annually for persons practicing surgical technology who have been permitted to practice due to specified training; direct health facilities to verify that their surgical technology employees meet the continuing education and national certification requirements; mandate that health facilities supervise practitioners according to the health facility's policies and procedures; exempt registered nurses or other licensed or certified health care practitioners practicing surgical technology while acting within their scope of practice; establish the role and duties of persons practicing surgical technology under the supervision of a registered nurse operating room circulator; grant the Cabinet for Health and Family Services the power to oversee the practice of surgical technology; authorize the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to enforce the limitations on the practice of surgical technology. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Health and Medical Services - Surgical technology, regulate and limit the practice of Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Surgical technology, regulate and limit the practice of Licensing - Surgical technology, regulate and limit the practice of Occupations and Professions - Surgical technology, regulate and limit the practice of Physicians and Practitioners - Surgical technology, regulate and limit the practice of Nurses - Operating room circulator supervising surgical technology, require a registered nurse to act as State Agencies - Health and Family Services Cabinet, limits on surgical technology practice to be enforced by |
Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 |
Votes | Vote History |
02/28/08 |
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03/03/08 |
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03/11/08 |
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03/13/08 |
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03/14/08 |
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03/17/08 |
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03/18/08 |
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03/19/08 |
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03/26/08 |
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Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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Summary | Delete original provisions of the bill; direct the staff of the Legislative Research Commission to conduct a study of state statutes regulating the certification and scope of practice requirements of the practice of surgical technology; require a report of the study by December 1, 2008 to the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare. |
Index Headings |
Health and Medical Services - Surgical technology, regulate and limit the practice of Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Surgical technology, regulate and limit the practice of Licensing - Surgical technology, regulate and limit the practice of Occupations and Professions - Surgical technology, regulate and limit the practice of Physicians and Practitioners - Surgical technology, regulate and limit the practice of Nurses - Operating room circulator supervising surgical technology, require a registered nurse to act as State Agencies - Health and Family Services Cabinet, limits on surgical technology practice to be enforced by |
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