Florida Senate - 2014                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 380
       
       
       
       
       
       
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    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 40 - 67
    4  and insert:
    5         (d) “Surgical assistant” means a person who provides aid in
    6  exposure, hemostasis, closures, and other intraoperative
    7  technical functions and who assists the surgeon in performing a
    8  safe operation with optimal results for the patient.
    9         (e) “Surgical technologist” means a person whose duties
   10  include, but are not limited to, maintaining sterility during a
   11  surgical procedure, handling and ensuring the availability of
   12  necessary equipment and supplies, and maintaining visibility of
   13  the operative site to ensure that the operating room environment
   14  is safe, that proper equipment is available, and that the
   15  operative procedure is conducted efficiently.
   16         (12)(a) A facility may not employ or contract with any
   17  person to perform the duties of a surgical assistant unless the
   18  person is a certified surgical assistant.
   19         (b) A facility may not employ or contract with any person
   20  to perform the duties of a surgical technologist unless the
   21  person is a certified surgical technologist.
   22         (c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to:
   23         1. A person who has completed an appropriate training
   24  program for surgical technology in any branch of the Armed
   25  Forces or reserve component of the Armed Forces.
   26         2. A person who was employed or contracted to perform the
   27  duties of a surgical technologist or surgical assistant at any
   28  time before July 1, 2014.
   29         3. A health care practitioner as defined in s. 456.001 or a
   30  student if the duties performed by the practitioner or the
   31  student are within the scope of the practitioner’s or the
   32  student’s training and practice.
   33         4. A person enrolled in a surgical technology or surgical