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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 449.242. Employment and continuing education

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) New employees.--A central service technician who does not meet the requirements under section 301  1 shall have 18 months from the date of hire to comply with section 301.

(b) Continuing education.--An individual who qualifies to function as a central service technician under section 301 shall annually complete 10 hours of continuing education to remain qualified as a central service technician. The continuing education required under this subsection shall be in areas related to the functions of a central service technician.

(c) Facility responsibility.--

(1) A health care facility shall maintain documentation to verify that an individual meets the certification requirements under section 301(a).

(2) If an individual does not meet the certification requirements under section 301(a), a health care facility shall maintain documentation of a central service technician's dates of employment or the contract period when the central service technician provided services to the health care facility to verify that the central service technician meets the exemption requirements under section 301(b).

1 35 P.S. § 449.241.
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