86R8932 SRA-F
By: Oliverson H.B. No. 1748
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to continuing education requirements for surgical
technologists.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 259.002, Health and
Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 259.002. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRACTICING SURGICAL
TECHNOLOGY; CONTINUING EDUCATION.
SECTION 2. Section 259.002, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsections (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows:
(d) A person employed by a health care facility to practice
surgical technology under Subsection (a)(1) shall complete the
number of hours of continuing education required to maintain
certification by the organization that issued the surgical
technologist certification to the person. On the facility's
request, the person shall submit to the facility evidence of
satisfactory completion of the continuing education.
(e) A person employed by a health care facility to practice
surgical technology under Subsection (a)(2), (3), or (4) or
Subsection (c) shall complete every two years 30 hours of
continuing education related to surgical technology and submit to
the facility evidence of satisfactory completion of the continuing
education.
(f) A health care facility may restrict the ability of a
person employed by the facility to practice surgical technology in
the facility if the person fails to complete the continuing
education required by Subsection (d) or (e).
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Sections 259.002(d) and (e),
Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, a person employed by a
health care facility to practice surgical technology is not
required to complete the continuing education before September 1,
2020.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.