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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to continuing education requirements for surgical |
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technologists. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 259.002, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 259.002. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRACTICING SURGICAL |
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TECHNOLOGY; CONTINUING EDUCATION. |
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SECTION 2. Section 259.002, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows: |
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(d) A person employed by a health care facility to practice |
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surgical technology under Subsection (a)(1) shall complete the |
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number of hours of continuing education required to maintain |
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certification by the organization that issued the surgical |
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technologist certification to the person. On the facility's |
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request, the person shall submit to the facility evidence of |
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completion of the continuing education. |
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(e) A person employed by a health care facility to practice |
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surgical technology under Subsection (a)(2) or (3) or Subsection |
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(c) shall complete every two years 30 hours of continuing education |
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related to surgical technology. On the facility's request, the |
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person shall submit to the facility evidence of completion of the |
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continuing education. |
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(f) A health care facility may restrict the ability of a |
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person employed by the facility to practice surgical technology in |
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the facility if the person fails to complete the continuing |
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education required by Subsection (d) or (e). |
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SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Sections 259.002(d) and (e), |
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Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, a person employed by a |
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health care facility to practice surgical technology is not |
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required to complete the continuing education before September 1, |
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2020. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |