Florida Senate - 2013 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 966 Barcode 842572 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Senator Garcia moved the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Between lines 742 and 743 4 insert: 5 Section 11. Subsection (11) is added to section 395.0191, 6 Florida Statutes, to read: 7 395.0191 Staff membership and clinical privileges.— 8 (11)(a) Definitions.—As used in this subsection, the term: 9 1. “Certified surgical assistant” means a surgical 10 assistant who maintains valid and active one of the following 11 certifications: 12 a. Certified Surgical First Assistant from the National 13 Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. 14 b. Certified Surgical Assistant from the National Surgical 15 Assistant Association. 16 c. Surgical Assistant-Certified from the American Board of 17 Surgical Assistants. 18 2. “Certified surgical technologist” means a surgical 19 technologist who maintains valid and active certification as a 20 Certified Surgical Technologist from the National Board of 21 Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting. 22 3. “Surgeon” means any health care practitioner as defined 23 in chapter 456 whose scope of practice includes performing 24 surgery and who is listed as the primary surgeon in the 25 operative record. 26 4. “Surgical assistant” means a person who provides aid 27 under the supervision of a surgeon in exposure, hemostasis, 28 closures, and other intraoperative technical functions and who 29 assists the surgeon in performing a safe operation with optimal 30 results for the patient. 31 5. “Surgical technologist” means a person who assists and 32 practices under the supervision of a surgeon to ensure that the 33 operating room environment is safe, that proper equipment is 34 available, and that the operative procedure is conducted 35 efficiently. Surgical technologist duties include, but are not 36 limited to, maintaining sterility during a surgical procedure, 37 handling and ensuring the availability of necessary equipment 38 and supplies, and maintaining visibility of the operative site. 39 (b) Employment limitations.— 40 1. A facility may not employ or contract with any person to 41 perform the duties of a surgical assistant unless the person is 42 a certified surgical assistant. 43 2. A facility may not employ or contract with any person to 44 perform the duties of a surgical technologist unless the person 45 is a certified surgical technologist. 46 3. Subparagraphs 1. and 2. do not apply to: 47 a. A person who was employed or contracted to perform the 48 duties of a surgical technologist or a surgical assistant at any 49 time between January 1, 2013, and July 1, 2013. 50 b. A health care practitioner as defined in chapter 456 or 51 a student if the duties he or she performs fall within the scope 52 of the practitioner’s or the student’s training and practice. 53 c. A person enrolled in a surgical technology or surgical 54 assisting training program accredited by the Commission on 55 Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, the 56 Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools, or another 57 accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of 58 Education on July 1, 2013. A person may practice as a surgical 59 technologist or a surgical assistant for 1 year after completion 60 of such a training program before he or she is required to meet 61 the criteria in subparagraph 1. or subparagraph 2. 62 63 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 64 And the title is amended as follows: 65 Delete line 53 66 and insert: 67 inspection; amending s. 395.0191, F.S.; providing 68 definitions; providing requirements for health care 69 facilities that employ or contract with surgical 70 assistants or surgical technologists; providing 71 exceptions to these requirements; repealing s. 72 395.1046, F.S., relating to