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18VAC85-160-50: Requirements for licensure as a surgical assistant
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
- Agency 85. Board of Medicine
- Chapter 160. Regulations Governing the Licensure of Surgical Assistants and Certification of Surgical Technologists
- Part II. Requirements for Licensure or Certification
A. An applicant for licensure shall submit a completed application and a fee as prescribed in 18VAC85-160-40 on forms provided by the board.
B. An applicant for licensure as a surgical assistant shall provide evidence of:
1. A current credential as a surgical assistant or surgical first assistant issued by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or the National Commission for Certification of Surgical Assistants or their successors;
2. Successful completion of a surgical assistant training program during the applicant's service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States; or
3. Practice as a surgical assistant in the Commonwealth at any time in the six months immediately prior to July 1, 2020.
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