{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac85-160-52","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC85-160-52","heading":"Licensure and certification by endorsement","body":"A. An applicant for licensure by endorsement as a surgical assistant shall submit the following:\n\n1. Evidence of a current, active license in a United States jurisdiction or Canada that is in good standing;\n\n2. A completed application and fee;\n\n3. Verification of a professional credential as a surgical assistant or first surgical assistant issued by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or National Commission for Certification of Surgical Assistants or their successor; and\n\n4. A current report from the National Practitioner Data Bank.\n\nB. An applicant for certification as a surgical technologist by endorsement shall submit the following:\n\n1. Evidence of a current, active license in a United States jurisdiction or Canada that is in good standing;\n\n2. A completed application and fee;\n\n3. Verification of a professional credential as a certified surgical technologist from an organization recognized by the board; and\n\n4. A current report from the National Practitioner Data Bank.","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/section52/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T10:16:57Z","sha256":"2cf01a501f40e046aa5290c1c56c15b8a420561576d477dd88e00c6a638ea2c1","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac85-160-51","next":"us-va/18vac85-160-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}