VA HB598 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Certified surgical technologist; criteria for certification. Requires the Board of Medicine to certify as a surgical technologist any applicant who has practiced as a surgical technologist or attended a surgical technologist training program at any time prior to October 1, 2022, and registers with the Board by December 31, 2022. Under current law, an applicant who practiced as a surgical technologist at any time in the six months prior to July 1, 2021, and registered by December 31, 2021, is eligible for certification by the Board. The bill also provides that no person shall use the designation "C.S.T." or any variation thereof unless such person (i) is certified by the Board and (ii) has successfully completed an accredited surgical technologist training program and holds a current credential as a certified surgical technologist from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or its successor. Certified surgical technologist; criteria for certification. Requires the Board of Medicine to certify as a surgical technologist any applicant who has practiced as a surgical technologist or attended a surgical technologist training program at any time prior to October 1, 2022, and registers with the Board by December 31, 2022. Under current law, an applicant who practiced as a surgical technologist at any time in the six months prior to July 1, 2021, and registered by December 31, 2021, is eligible for certification by the Board. The bill also provides that no person shall use the designation "C.S.T." or any variation thereof unless such person (i) is certified by the Board and (ii) has successfully completed an accredited surgical technologist training program and holds a current credential as a certified surgical technologist from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or its successor.
Title
Registered surgical technologist; criteria for registration.
Sponsors
| Del. C.E. Hayes [D] |
Roll Calls
2022-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-01 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071) | |
| 2022-04-01 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 71 (effective 7/1/22) | |
| 2022-03-09 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 | |
| 2022-03-09 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 9, 2022 |
| 2022-02-23 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2022-02-23 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2022-02-23 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB598ER) |
| 2022-02-23 | House | Enrolled |
| 2022-02-21 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-21 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2022-02-18 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2022-02-08 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2022-02-07 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-07 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-02-04 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2022-02-03 | House | Read first time |
| 2022-02-01 | House | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-01-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2022-01-21 | House | Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2022-01-11 | House | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 2022-01-11 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103959D |
