{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac85-160-51","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC85-160-51","heading":"Requirements for certification as a surgical technologist","body":"A. An applicant for certification as a surgical technologist 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 certification as a surgical technologist shall provide satisfactory evidence of:\n\n1. Successful completion of an accredited surgical technologist training program and a current credential as a certified surgical technologist from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or its successor; or\n\n2. Successful completion of a training program for surgical technology during the applicant's service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States.\n\nC. The board will certify a surgical technologist who registers with the board by December 31, 2023, if that surgical technologist provides satisfactory evidence of:\n\n1. Practice as a surgical technologist prior to October 1, 2022; or\n\n2. Attendance of a surgical technologist training program prior to October 1, 2022.","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/section51/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:50Z","sha256":"0c46cf3c37856484558bd2b5462eab3fc3d1886ce50730a8933fc2651b349e6e","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac85-160-50","next":"us-va/18vac85-160-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}