{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac85-160-50","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC85-160-50","heading":"Requirements for licensure as a surgical assistant","body":"A. An applicant for  licensure shall submit a completed application and a fee as prescribed in 18VAC85-160-40 on forms provided by the board.\n\nB. An applicant for  licensure as a surgical assistant shall provide evidence of:\n\n1. A current credential as a surgical assistant or surgical first assistant issued by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or the National Commission for Certification of Surgical Assistants or their successors;\n\n2. Successful completion of a surgical assistant training program during the applicant's service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States; or\n\n3. Practice as a surgical assistant in the Commonwealth at any time in the six months immediately prior to July 1,  2020.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 85. Board of Medicine","Chapter 160. Regulations Governing the Licensure of Surgical Assistants and \n Certification\nof Surgical Technologists","Part II. Requirements for Licensure or Certification"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency85/chapter160/section50/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:50Z","sha256":"a98d4817f3d66bf67fcd454ebcad7c4f0e69a45b21bd3c282c7318ab9a7da6cd","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac85-160-40","next":"us-va/18vac85-160-51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}