{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-743.07","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-743.07","heading":"Advisory Committee on Surgical Assistants.","body":"(a)\nThere is established an Advisory Committee on Surgical Assistants to consist of 5 members as follows:\n(1)\nThe Director of the Department of Health, or his or her designee;\n(2)\nA surgeon licensed in the District with experience working with surgical assistants; and\n(3)\nThree surgical assistants licensed in the District.\n\n(b)\nOf the appointees to the Advisory Committee on Surgical Assistants other than the Director, 2 shall serve an initial term of 2 years and 2 shall serve an initial term of 3 years. Subsequent appointments shall be for terms of 3 years.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nThe Advisory Committee on Surgical Assistants shall develop and submit to the Board of Medicine guidelines for licensing and regulating surgical assistants in the District. The guidelines shall set forth the actions that surgical assistants may perform in collaboration with a licensed surgeon, who shall be responsible for the overall medical direction of the care and treatment of patients.\n(2)\n(A)\nGuidelines approved by the Board of Medicine under § 3-1202.03 shall remain in effect until revised guidelines are submitted to and approved by the Board of Medicine.\n(B)\nThe Advisory Committee on Surgical Assistants shall submit revised guidelines to the Board of Medicine by June 22, 2015.\n(3)\nThe Advisory Committee on Surgical Assistants shall meet at least annually to review the guidelines and make necessary revisions for submission to the Board of Medicine.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 7A. Functions of the Department of Health.","Subchapter IV. Health Occupation Advisory Committees."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-743.07","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b860489baa3da09df714a78734f4beaa1d8e7277003506d785947870fa65796f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-743.06","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-743.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}