{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-36.1-2-2.8","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-36.1-2-2.8","heading":"\"Surgical assistance\"","body":"Sec. 2.8. As used in this chapter, \"surgical assistance\" means intraoperative surgical patient care that involves the following:\n(1) Making incisions.\n(2) Closing surgical sites.\n(3) Manipulating or removing tissue.\n(4) Implanting surgical devices or drains.\n(5) Placing catheters or clamps.\n(6) Cauterizing blood vessels or tissue.\n(7) Applying dressing to a surgical site.\n(8) Harvesting veins.\n(9) Injecting local anesthetic.\n(10) Other minor surgical tasks similar to those described in subdivisions (1) through (9).","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 36.1. CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS","Chapter 2. Practicing Surgical Technology"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-36.1-2-2.8","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"f14639e932bbb93ecef4b00f6ce25a0f5f1db25b862bf969de095e309ac2ff13","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-36.1-2-2","next":"us-in/ic-25-36.1-2-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}