TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The Board of Medicine is claiming an
exemption from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act in accordance with §
2.2-4006 A 4 a of the Code of Virginia, which excludes regulations that are
necessary to conform to changes in Virginia statutory law where no agency
discretion is involved. The Board of Medicine will receive, consider, and
respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to
reconsideration or revision.
Title of Regulation: 18VAC85-160. Regulations Governing the Registration of Surgical
Assistants and Surgical Technologists (adding 18VAC85-160-60).
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2956.13 of the Code of Virginia.
Effective Date: November 14, 2018.
Agency Contact: William L. Harp, M.D., Executive Director, Board of Medicine, 9960
Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4558, FAX
(804) 527-4429, or email william.harp@dhp.virginia.gov.
Summary:
Pursuant to Chapter 374 of the 2018 Acts of Assembly, a surgical
assistant who was registered based on a national credential is required to
attest to maintenance of that credential in order to renew the registration.
18VAC85-160-60. Renewal of registration for a surgical assistant.
A surgical assistant who was registered
based on a credential as a surgical assistant or surgical first assistant
issued by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting, the
National Surgical Assistant Association, 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.
VA.R. Doc. No. R19-5575; Filed September 13, 2018, 10:41 a.m.