Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

Filed: 5/22/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2915

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2915 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Registered Surgical Assistant and
5Registered Surgical Technologist Title Protection Act is
6amended by changing Sections 1, 5, 10, and 50 and by adding
7Sections 6, 62, and 73 as follows:
 
8    (225 ILCS 130/1)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
10    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
11Registered Surgical Assistant and Registered Surgical
12Technologist Title Protection Act.
13(Source: P.A. 93-280, eff. 7-1-04)
 
14    (225 ILCS 130/5)
15    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)

 

 

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1    Sec. 5. Legislative purpose. The purpose of this Act is to
2protect and benefit the public by setting standards of
3qualifications, education, training, and experience for those
4who seek to hold the title of registered surgical assistant and
5registered surgical technologist. The practice of surgical
6technology in the State of Illinois is hereby declared to
7affect the public health, safety, and welfare and to be subject
8to regulation and control in the public interest. It is further
9declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that the
10practice of surgical technology, as defined in this Act, merit
11and receive the confidence of the public and that only
12qualified persons be authorized to practice surgical
13technology in the State of Illinois. This Act shall be
14liberally construed to best carry out these subjects and
15purposes.
16(Source: P.A. 93-280, eff. 7-1-04.)
 
17    (225 ILCS 130/6 new)
18    Sec. 6. Registration as a surgical technologist. No person
19shall practice or attempt to practice surgical technology, as
20defined in this Act, without a valid registration as a surgical
21technologist issued by the Department.
 
22    (225 ILCS 130/10)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
24    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

 

 

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1    "Department" means the Department of Financial and
2Professional Regulation.
3    "Direct supervision" means supervision by an operating
4physician or other physician licensed to practice medicine in
5all its branches, licensed podiatrist, or licensed dentist who
6is physically present and who personally directs delegated acts
7and remains available to personally respond to an emergency
8until the patient is released from the operating room. A
9registered professional nurse may also provide direct
10supervision within the scope of his or her license. A
11registered surgical assistant or registered surgical
12technologist shall perform duties as assigned.
13    "Director" means the Director of Professional Regulation.
14    "Physician" or "operating physician" means a person
15licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches under the
16Medical Practice Act of 1987.
17    "Registered surgical assistant" means a person who (i) is
18not licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, (ii)
19is certified by the National Surgical Assistant Association on
20the Certification of Surgical Assistants, the Liaison Council
21on Certification for the Surgical Technologist as a certified
22first assistant, or the American Board of Surgical Assisting,
23(iii) performs duties under direct supervision, (iv) provides
24services only in a licensed hospital, ambulatory treatment
25center, or office of a physician licensed to practice medicine
26in all its branches, and (v) is registered under this Act.

 

 

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1    "Registered surgical technologist" means a person who
2meets the requirements of Section 50 of this Act, performs
3duties under direct supervision, (i) is not a physician
4licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, (ii) is
5certified by the Liaison Council on Certification for the
6Surgical Technologist, (iii) performs duties under direct
7supervision, (iv) provides services only in a licensed
8hospital, ambulatory treatment center, or office of a physician
9licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, and (v) is
10registered under this Act.
11    "Surgical technology" means intraoperative surgical
12patient care that may include the following: preparing the
13operating room for surgical procedures; preparing sterile
14supplies, instruments, and equipment using sterile technique;
15and performing, as directed, tasks at the sterile field to
16assist in the surgical procedure.
17(Source: P.A. 93-280, eff. 7-1-04.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 130/50)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
20    Sec. 50. Registration requirements; surgical technologist.
21A person shall qualify for registration as a surgical
22technologist if he or she has applied in writing on the
23prescribed form, has paid the required fees, and meets all of
24the following requirements:
25        (1) Is at least 18 years of age.

 

 

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1        (2) Has not violated a provision of Section 95 of this
2    Act. In addition the Department may take into consideration
3    any felony conviction of the applicant, but a conviction
4    shall not operate as an absolute bar to registration.
5        (3) Has completed a nationally accredited surgical
6    technology technologist program approved by the Department
7    or a surgical technology program provided by the United
8    States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard,
9    or the commissioned corps of the United States Public
10    Health Service.
11        (4) Provides proof of certification as a certified
12    surgical technologist or other surgical technology
13    certification issued by a nationally accredited
14    credentialing organization as approved by the Department.
15    Individuals practicing surgical technology prior to July
16    1, 2014 shall be considered to have met the requirements of
17    this paragraph. Has successfully completed the surgical
18    technologist national certification examination provided
19    by the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical
20    Technologist or its successor agency.
21        (5) (Blank).
22        (6) (Blank). Is currently certified by the Liaison
23    Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist or
24    its successor agency and has met the requirements set forth
25    for certification.
26(Source: P.A. 93-280, eff. 7-1-04; revised 11-18-11.)
 

 

 

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1    (225 ILCS 130/62 new)
2    Sec. 62. Continuing education. The Department may adopt
3rules for continuing education for persons registered under
4this Act that require a completion of 30 hours of approved
5continuing education per registration renewal period. The
6Department shall establish by rule a means for the verification
7of completion of the continuing education required by this
8Section. This verification may be accomplished through audits
9of records maintained by the registrant, by requiring the
10filing of continuing education certificates with the
11Department, or by other means established by the Department.
 
12    (225 ILCS 130/73 new)
13    Sec. 73. Unregistered practice; violation; civil penalty.
14    (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts
15to practice, or holds oneself out to practice surgical
16technology without being registered under this Act or any
17individual or entity that causes or attempts to cause a
18registered surgical technologist or any other person under that
19individual's or entity's control to violate this Act or any
20other State or federal law or rule related to the practice of
21surgical technology shall, in addition to any other penalty
22provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the Department in an
23amount not to exceed $10,000 for each offense as determined by
24the Department. The civil penalty shall be assessed by the

 

 

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1Department after a hearing is held in accordance with the
2provisions set forth in this Act regarding the provision of a
3hearing for the discipline of a registrant.
4    (b) The Department has the authority and power to
5investigate any and all unregistered activity.
6    (c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after
7the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty. The
8order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and
9execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from
10any court of record.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
122014.".