Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVI. Occupations and Professions § 311.870.Administrative regulations and records

(a) Establish qualifications for a surgical assistant to practice in this state;

(b) Establish requirements for an examination and develop an application to certify a surgical assistant to practice;

(c) Establish minimum education and training requirements necessary for a certificate to practice as a surgical assistant;

(d) Develop an approved program of mandatory continuing education and the manner in which attendance at all approved courses, clinics, forums, lectures, programs, or seminars is monitored and recorded;

(e) Accept the continuing education rules and guidelines of the Association of Surgical Technologists or other national association of surgical assisting that develops continuing education guidelines;

(f) Establish reasonable and necessary fees for the application, examination, initial certificate, renewal certificate, and other fees necessary to implement KRS 311.864 to 311.890; and

(g) Identify the surgical assistant's scope of practice citing appropriate medical tasks, and define the delegating physician's oversight responsibilities.