18 Va. Admin. Code § 85-160-60

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 10, December 30, 2024

Section 18VAC85-160-60 - Renewal of licensure for a surgical assistant

A. A surgical assistant who was licensed based on a credential as a surgical assistant or surgical first assistant issued by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or the National Commission for the Certification of Surgical Assistants or their successors shall attest that the credential is current at the time of renewal.

B. A surgical assistant who was licensed based on successful completion of a surgical assistant training program during the person's service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States or based on practice as a surgical assistant in the Commonwealth at any time in the six months immediately prior to July 1, 2020, shall attest to completion of 38 hours of continuing education recognized by the National Surgical Assistant Association at the time of biennial renewal.

Derived From Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 04, eff. 11/14/2018; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 02, eff. 10/14/2020; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 41, Issue 7, eff. 12/18/2024.

Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.