{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-241.0262","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.0262","heading":"CIRCULATING DUTIES FOR SURGICAL SERVICES.","body":"Circulating duties in the operating room must be performed by qualified registered nurses. In accordance with approved medical staff policies and procedures, licensed vocational nurses and surgical technologists may assist in circulatory duties under the direct supervision of a qualified registered nurse circulator.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 966 (H.B. 1718), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 241. HOSPITALS","SUBCHAPTER B. HOSPITAL LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.241.htm#241.0262","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"fc1b4027ddc295b386a27fad7f048ebb95845fd11f3cd5dccfd9d2776cb865fa","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-241.026","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-241.0263"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}