Amend HB 1718 as follows:                                                    
	On page 2, line 24, amend House Bill 1718 (engrossed) by 
adding a new SECTION 2 to read as follows and renumber the 
subsequent sections appropriately:
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 241, Health and Safety 
Code, is amended by adding Section 241.0262 to read as follows:
	Section 241.0262.  CIRCULATING DUTIES FOR SURGICAL SERVICES.  
Circulating duties in the operating room must be performed by 
qualified registered nurses.  In accordance with approved medical 
staff policies and procedures, licensed vocational nurses and 
surgical technologists may assist in circulatory duties under the 
direct supervision of a qualified registered nurse circulator.