H0081B0083A00040 AJB:JSL 02/01/19 #90 A00040
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 81
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE KAUFFMAN
Printer's No. 83
Amend Bill, page 3, line 3, by inserting after "functions"
as directed
Amend Bill, page 3, lines 6 through 28, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
(1) preparing the operating room and the sterile
operating field for surgical procedures by ensuring that
surgical equipment is functioning properly and safely and
using sterile technique to prepare supplies, instruments and
equipment;
(2) assisting the surgeon with placing sterile drapes on
the patient to establish the sterile operating field;
(3) participating in the time-out process of verifying
the correct patient, procedure and surgical site;
(4) anticipating the needs of the surgeon, based on
knowledge of human anatomy and pathophysiology, by preparing
and passing instruments and supplies during a surgical
procedure;
(5) sponging and suctioning the operative site;
(6) preparing and cutting suture material;
(7) preparing and pouring irrigation solutions during a
surgical procedure;
(8) preparing and passing medications and hemostatic
agents during a surgical procedure;
(9) transferring and administering drugs within the
sterile field in accordance with the applicable laws of this
Commonwealth;
(10) preparing and passing off specimens;
(11) holding retractors or other instruments;
(12) applying electrocautery to clamps or forceps on
bleeding vessels;
(13) operating the camera during an endoscopic
procedure;
(14) placing instruments in robotic arms during a
surgical procedure;
(15) connecting drains to suction apparatuses;
(16) performing urinary catheterizations;
(17) preparing and applying sterile dressings to closed
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wounds;
(18) performing counts of sponges, needles, supplies and
instruments with a registered nurse circulator;
(19) cleaning and preparing instruments for
sterilization upon completion of a surgical procedure;
(20) assisting the surgical team with cleaning of the
operating room upon completion of a surgical procedure;
(21) assisting with transferring the patient to and
positioning the patient on the operating table; and
(22) maintaining the highest standard of sterile
technique, including identifying and correcting breaks in the
sterile operating field.
Amend Bill, page 4, line 17, by striking out "December 31,
2019" and inserting
the effective date of this act
Amend Bill, page 6, line 17, by inserting after "technology"
as the individual's primary function
Amend Bill, page 6, by inserting between lines 24 and 25
(2) A health care facility that employs or contracts
with an individual to practice surgical technology shall
verify the dates of employment of the individual or contract
period with the individual upon request by any of the
following:
(i) another health care facility;
(ii) another individual who is employed by or
contracts with the health care facility to practice
surgical technology; or
(iii) another individual who was formerly employed
by or contracted with the health care facility to
practice surgical technology.
Amend Bill, page 6, line 25, by striking out "(2)" and
inserting
(3)
Amend Bill, page 6, lines 26 and 27, by striking out "12-
month" and inserting
six-month
Amend Bill, page 7, lines 4 through 8, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
(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) shall:
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(1) comply with the continuing education requirements as
necessary to maintain the Certified Surgical Technologist
credential under section 501(1)(i); 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.
Amend Bill, page 7, line 9, by striking out "(b)" and
inserting
(c)
Amend Bill, page 7, line 12, by striking out "(a)" and
inserting
(b)
Amend Bill, page 8, line 5, by striking out "central service
technician" and inserting
surgical technologist
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