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New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 2805-s. Circulating nurse required

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A registered nurse, qualified by training and experience in operating room nursing, shall be present as a circulating nurse in any and each separate operating room where surgery is being performed for the duration of the operative procedure.  Nothing in this section precludes a circulating nurse from leaving the operating room as part of the operative procedure, leaving the operating room for short periods;  or, in accordance with employee rules or regulations, being relieved during an operative procedure by another circulating nurse assigned to continue the operative procedure.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 2805-s. Circulating nurse required - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/public-health-law/pbh-sect-2805-s/

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