{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-676.885","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 676.885","heading":"Practice of surgical technology in health care facility in rural or medically underserved community.","body":"(1) A health care facility in a rural or medically underserved community may allow a person to practice as a surgical technologist at the health care facility who does not meet the requirements of ORS 676.875 while the person is attending an educational program for surgical technologists accredited by a national accreditation organization approved by the Oregon Health Authority by rule.\n      (2) A person described in subsection (1) of this section is exempt from the requirements of ORS 676.875 for three years from the date on which the person began practicing as a surgical technologist at the health care facility.","path":["17 - Occupations","52. Occupations and Professions","Chapter 676 — Health Professions Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors676.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:17Z","sha256":"30930a02b11499c6c8246f6b9d7a4a2f2685df051b91d41ddf24ea79866771cf","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-676.880","next":"us-or/ors-676.890"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}