{"data":{"id":"us-il/225-ilcs-130-45","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"225 ILCS 130/45","heading":"Registration requirements; surgical assistant.","body":"(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)\nA person shall qualify for registration as a surgical assistant if he or she has applied in writing on the prescribed form, has paid the required fees, and meets all of the following requirements:\n(1) Is at least 21 years of age.\n(2) Has not violated a provision of Section 75 of this Act. In addition the Department may take into consideration any felony conviction of the applicant, but a conviction shall not operate as an absolute bar to registration unless otherwise provided by law.\n(3) Has completed a medical education program approved by the Department or has graduated from a United States Military Program that emphasizes surgical assisting.\n(4) Has successfully completed a national certifying examination approved by the Department.\n(5) Is currently certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Surgical Assistants as a Certified Surgical Assistant, the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting as a Certified Surgical First Assistant, or the American Board of Surgical Assistants as a Surgical Assistant-Certified.","path":["CHAPTER 225 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS","Registered Surgical Assistant and Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2470\u0026ChapterID=24\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:31Z","sha256":"b84fdd0b043d52ef06ca2554786ec12f2f9ad0db32a4d2393251b8f8a5ed6e7c","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/225-ilcs-130-40","next":"us-il/225-ilcs-130-47"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}