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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 449.262. Continuing education

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

(a) Compliance.--An individual who is employed by or contracts with a health care facility to practice surgical technology and is certified under section 501(1)(i)  1 shall:

(1) comply with the continuing education requirements specified by the credentialing organization as necessary to keep the certification current; and

(2) provide proof of compliance with the continuing education requirements to the health care facility upon request.

(b) Additional requirement.--An individual who is employed by or contracts with a health care facility to practice surgical technology and is not certified under section 501(1)(i) or has let the individual's certification lapse shall:

(1) complete 30 hours of relevant continuing education every two years in order to remain eligible to practice surgical technology; and

(2) be responsible for proving, to the satisfaction of the health care facility, that the individual complies with this subsection.

(c) Verification.--A health care facility that employs or contracts with an individual to practice surgical technology shall verify that the individual meets the continuing education requirements under subsection (b).

1 35 P.S. § 449.261.
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