Bill Text: TX HB1748 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to continuing education requirements for surgical technologists.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-14 - Referred to Health & Human Services [HB1748 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1748-Engrossed.html
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| By: Oliverson | H.B. No. 1748 | |
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| 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 | ||
| completion of the continuing education. | ||
| (e) A person employed by a health care facility to practice | ||
| surgical technology under Subsection (a)(2) or (3) or Subsection | ||
| (c) shall complete every two years 30 hours of continuing education | ||
| related to surgical technology. On the facility's request, the | ||
| person shall submit to the facility evidence of 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. | ||
