Section 50. Requirements for registration

A. An applicant for registration shall submit a completed application and a fee as prescribed in 18VAC85-160-40 on forms provided by the board.

B. An applicant for registration as a surgical assistant shall provide evidence of:

1. A current credential as a surgical assistant or surgical first assistant issued by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting, the National Surgical Assistant Association, or the National Commission for Certification of Surgical Assistants or their successors;

2. Successful completion of a surgical assistant training program during the applicant's service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States; or

3. Practice as a surgical assistant at any time in the six months prior to July 1, 2014, provided the applicant registers with the board by July 1, 2015.

C. An applicant for registration as a surgical technologist shall provide evidence of:

1. A current credential as a certified surgical technologist from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or its successor;

2. Successful completion of a surgical technologist training program during the applicant's service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States; or

3. Practice as a surgical technologist at any time in the six months prior to July 1, 2014, provided the applicant registers with the board by July 1, 2015.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 31, Issue 09, eff. February 13, 2015.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.