Public Act 93-0280
SB354 Enrolled SRS093 00036 RWW 00036 b
AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Registered Surgical Assistant and Registered Surgical
Technologist Title Protection Act.
Section 5. Legislative purpose. The purpose of this Act
is to protect and benefit the public by setting standards of
qualifications, education, training, and experience for those
who seek to hold the title of registered surgical assistant
and registered surgical technologist.
Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Department" means the Department of Professional
Regulation.
"Direct supervision" means supervision by an operating
physician, licensed podiatrist, or licensed dentist who is
physically present and who personally directs delegated acts
and remains available to personally respond to an emergency
until the patient is released from the operating room. A
registered professional nurse may also provide direct
supervision within the scope of his or her license. A
registered surgical assistant or registered surgical
technologist shall perform duties as assigned.
"Director" means the Director of Professional Regulation.
"Physician" or "operating physician" means a person
licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches under
the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
"Registered surgical assistant" means a person who (i) is
not licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches,
(ii) is certified by the National Surgical Assistant
Association on the Certification of Surgical Assistants, the
Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical
Technologist as a certified first assistant, or the American
Board of Surgical Assisting, (iii) performs duties under
direct supervision, (iv) provides services only in a licensed
hospital, ambulatory treatment center, or office of a
physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches,
and (v) is registered under this Act.
"Registered surgical technologist" means a person who (i)
is not a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of
its branches, (ii) is certified by the Liaison Council on
Certification for the Surgical Technologist, (iii) performs
duties under direct supervision, (iv) provides services only
in a licensed hospital, ambulatory treatment center, or
office of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all
its branches, and (v) is registered under this Act.
Section 15. Powers and duties of the Department.
(a) The Department shall exercise the powers and duties
prescribed by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and
shall exercise any other powers and duties necessary for
effectuating the purposes of this Act.
(b) The Department may adopt rules consistent with the
provisions of this Act for its administration and enforcement
and may prescribe forms that shall be issued in connection
with this Act. The rules may include but are not limited to
criteria for registration, professional conduct, and
discipline.
Section 20. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act;
rules.
(a) The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
expressly adopted and incorporated in this Act as if all of
the provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
were included in this Act, except that the provision of
subsection (d) of Section 10-65 of the Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act that provides that at hearings
the registrant has the right to show compliance with all
lawful requirements for retention, continuation, or renewal
of the registration is specifically excluded. For purposes of
this Act, the notice required under Section 10-25 of the
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is deemed sufficient
when mailed to the last known address of a party.
(b) The Director may promulgate rules for the
administration and enforcement of this Act and may prescribe
forms to be issued in connection with this Act.
Section 25. Application for registration. An application
for an initial registration shall be made to the Department
in writing on forms prescribed by the Department and shall be
accompanied by the required nonrefundable fee. An application
shall require information that, in the judgment of the
Department, will enable the Department to evaluate the
qualifications of an applicant for registration.
If an applicant fails to obtain a certificate of
registration under this Act within 3 years after filing his
or her application, the application shall be denied. The
applicant may make a new application, which shall be
accompanied by the required nonrefundable fee.
Section 30. Social Security Number on registration
application. In addition to any other information required to
be contained in the application, every application for an
original, renewal, or restored certificate of registration
under this Act shall include the applicant's Social Security
Number.
Section 35. Title protection. No person shall hold
himself or herself out as a registered surgical assistant or
registered surgical technologist without being so registered
by the Department. This is title protection and not licensure
by the Department.
Section 40. Application of Act. This Act shall not be
construed to prohibit the following:
(1) A person licensed in this State under any other
Act from engaging in the practice for which he or she is
licensed, including but not limited to a physician
licensed to practice medicine in all its branches,
physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse,
or nurse performing surgery-related tasks within the
scope of his or her license, nor are these individuals
required to be registered under this Act.
(2) A person from engaging in practice as a
surgical assistant or surgical technologist in the
discharge of his or her official duties as an employee of
the United States government.
(3) One or more registered surgical assistants from
forming a professional service corporation in accordance
with the Professional Service Corporation Act and
applying for licensure as a corporation providing
surgical assistant services.
(4) A student engaging in practice as a surgical
assistant or surgical technologist under the direct
supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine
in all of its branches as part of his or her program of
study at a school approved by the Department or in
preparation to qualify for the examination as prescribed
under Sections 45 and 50 of this Act.
(5) A person from assisting in surgery at an
operating physician's discretion, including but not
limited to medical students and residents, nor are
medical students and residents required to be registered
under this Act.
(6) A hospital, health system or network,
ambulatory surgical treatment center, physician licensed
to practice medicine in all its branches, physician
medical group, or other entity that provides
surgery-related services from employing individuals that
the entity considers competent to assist in surgery.
These entities are not required to utilize registered
surgical assistants or registered surgical technologists
when providing surgery-related services to patients.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit
the ability of an employer to utilize the services of any
person to assist in surgery within the employment setting
consistent with the individual's skill and training.
Section 45. Registration requirements; surgical
assistant. A person shall qualify for registration as a
surgical assistant if he or she has applied in writing on the
prescribed form, has paid the required fees, and meets all of
the following requirements:
(1) Is at least 21 years of age.
(2) Has not violated a provision of Section 95 of
this Act. In addition the Department may take into
consideration any felony conviction of the applicant, but
a conviction shall not operate as an absolute bar to
registration.
(3) Has completed a medical education program
approved by the Department or has graduated from a United
States Military Program that emphasized surgical
assisting.
(4) Has successfully completed a national
certifying examination approved by the Department.
(5) Is currently certified by the National Surgical
Assistant Association on the Certification of Surgical
Assistants, the Liaison Council on Certification for the
Surgical Technologist as a certified first assistant, or
the American Board of Surgical Assisting.
Section 50. Registration requirements; surgical
technologist. A person shall qualify for registration as a
surgical technologist if he or she has applied in writing on
the prescribed form, has paid the required fees, and meets
all of the following requirements:
(1) Is at least 18 years of age.
(2) Has not violated a provision of Section 95 of
this Act. In addition the Department may take into
consideration any felony conviction of the applicant, but
a conviction shall not operate as an absolute bar to
registration.
(3) Has completed a surgical technologist program
approved by the Department.
(4) Has successfully completed the surgical
technologist national certification examination provided
by the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical
Technologist or its successor agency.
(6) Is currently certified by the Liaison Council
on Certification for the Surgical Technologist or its
successor agency and has met the requirements set forth
for certification.
Section 55. Supervision requirement. A person registered
under this Act shall practice as a surgical assistant only
under direct supervision.
Section 60. Expiration; restoration; renewal. The
expiration date and renewal period for each certificate of
registration issued under this Act shall be set by the
Department by rule. Renewal shall be conditioned on paying
the required fee and meeting other requirements as may be
established by rule.
A registrant who has permitted his or her registration to
expire or who has had his or her registration on inactive
status may have the registration restored by making
application to the Department, by filing proof acceptable to
the Department of his or her fitness to have the registration
restored, and by paying the required fees. Proof of fitness
may include sworn evidence certifying to active lawful
practice in another jurisdiction.
If the registrant has not maintained an active practice
in another jurisdiction satisfactory to the Department, the
Department shall determine, by an evaluation program
established by rule, his or her fitness for restoration of
the registration and shall establish procedures and
requirements for restoration. However, a registrant whose
registration expired while he or she was (1) in federal
service on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United
States or the State Militia called into service or training
or (2) in training or education under the supervision of the
United States before induction into the military service, may
have the registration restored without paying any lapsed
renewal fees if within 2 years after honorable termination of
the service, training, or education he or she furnishes the
Department with satisfactory evidence to the effect that he
or she has been so engaged and that his or her service,
training, or education has been so terminated.
Section 65. Inactive status. A registrant who notified
the Department in writing on forms prescribed by the
Department may elect to place his or her registration on
inactive status and shall, subject to rules of the
Department, be excused from payment of renewal fees until he
or she notifies the Department in writing of his or her
intention to restore the registration. A registrant
requesting restoration from inactive status shall pay the
current renewal fee and shall restore his or her registration
in accordance with Section 60 of this Act. A registrant whose
license is on inactive status shall not hold himself or
herself out as a registered surgical assistant or registered
surgical technologist. To do so shall be grounds for
discipline under Section 75 of this Act.
Section 70. Fees; returned checks.
(a) The Department shall set by rule fees for the
administration of this Act, including but not limited to fees
for initial and renewal registration and restoration of a
certificate of registration.
(b) A person who delivers a check or other payment to
the Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by
the financial institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to
the Department, in addition to the amount already owed to the
Department, a fine of $50. The fines imposed by this Section
are in addition to any other discipline provided under this
Act. The Department shall notify the person that fees and
fines shall be paid to the Department by certified check or
money order within 30 calendar days of the notification. If,
after the expiration of 30 days from the date of the
notification, the person has failed to submit the necessary
remittance, the Department shall automatically terminate the
registration or deny the application without a hearing. If
the person seeks a license after termination or denial, he or
she shall apply to the Department for restoration or issuance
of the license and pay all fees and fines due to the
Department. The Department may establish a fee for the
processing of an application for restoration of a license to
defray the expenses of processing the application. The
Director may waive the fines due under this Section in
individual cases if the Director finds that the fines would
be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.
(c) All of the fees and fines collected under this Act
shall be deposited into the General Professions Dedicated
Fund. All moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department,
as appropriated, for the ordinary and contingent expenses of
the Department.
Section 75. Grounds for disciplinary action.
(a) The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or
restore a registration, may revoke or suspend a registration,
or may place on probation, censure, reprimand, or take other
disciplinary action with regard to a person registered under
this Act, including but not limited to the imposition of
fines not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, for any one or
combination of the following causes:
(1) Making a material misstatement in furnishing
information to the Department.
(2) Violating a provision of this Act or its rules.
(3) Conviction under the laws of a United States
jurisdiction of a crime that is a felony or a
misdemeanor, an essential element of which is dishonesty,
or of a crime that is directly related to the practice as
a surgical assistant or surgical technologist.
(4) Making a misrepresentation for the purpose of
obtaining, renewing, or restoring a registration.
(5) Wilfully aiding or assisting another person in
violating a provision of this Act or its rules.
(6) Failing to provide information within 60 days
in response to a written request made by the Department.
(7) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
defraud, or harm the public, as defined by rule of the
Department.
(8) Discipline by another United States
jurisdiction or foreign nation, if at least one of the
grounds for discipline is the same or substantially
equivalent to those set forth in this Section.
(9) Directly or indirectly giving to or receiving
from a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or
association a fee, commission, rebate, or other form of
compensation for professional services not actually or
personally rendered.
(10) A finding by the Department that the
registrant, after having his or her registration placed
on probationary status, has violated the terms of
probation.
(11) Wilfully making or filing false records or
reports in his or her practice, including but not limited
to false records or reports filed with State agencies.
(12) Wilfully making or signing a false statement,
certificate, or affidavit to induce payment.
(13) Wilfully failing to report an instance of
suspected child abuse or neglect as required under the
Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
(14) Being named as a perpetrator in an indicated
report by the Department of Children and Family Services
under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act and
upon proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
licensee has caused a child to be an abused child or
neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected
Child Reporting Act.
(15) Employment of fraud, deception, or any
unlawful means in applying for or securing a license as a
surgical assistant.
(16) Failure to report to the Department (A) any
adverse final action taken against the registrant by
another registering or licensing jurisdiction, government
agency, law enforcement agency, or any court or (B)
liability for conduct that would constitute grounds for
action as set forth in this Section.
(17) Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use
of drugs.
(18) Physical illness, including but not limited to
deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor
skills, which results in the inability to practice the
profession for which he or she is registered with
reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
(19) Gross malpractice resulting in permanent
injury or death of a patient.
(20) Immoral conduct in the commission of an act
related to the registrant's practice, including but not
limited to sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, or sexual
exploitation.
(21) Violation of the Health Care Worker
Self-Referral Act.
(b) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
registration of a person who fails to file a return, to pay
the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to
pay a final assessment of the tax, penalty, or interest as
required by a tax Act administered by the Department of
Revenue, until the requirements of the tax Act are satisfied.
(c) The determination by a circuit court that a
registrant is subject to involuntary admission or judicial
admission as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Code operates as an automatic suspension. The
suspension will end only upon (1) a finding by a court that
the patient is no longer subject to involuntary admission or
judicial admission, (2) issuance of an order so finding and
discharging the patient, and (3) the recommendation of the
Department to the Director that the registrant be allowed to
resume his or her practice.
Section 80. Cease and desist order.
(a) If a person violates a provision of this Act, the
Director, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois
through the Attorney General of the State of Illinois, or the
State's Attorney of a county in which the violation occurs,
may petition for an order enjoining the violation or for an
order enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon the filing of
a verified petition in court, the court may issue a temporary
restraining order without notice or bond and may
preliminarily and permanently enjoin the violation. If it is
established that the registrant has violated or is violating
the injunction, the court may punish the offender for
contempt of court. Proceedings under this Section shall be in
addition to, and not in lieu of, all other remedies and
penalties provided by this Act.
(b) If a person holds himself or herself out as a
surgical assistant or surgical technologist without being
registered under this Act, then any registrant under this
Act, interested party, or person injured thereby, in addition
to the Director or State's Attorney, may petition for relief
as provided in subsection (a) of this Section.
(c) If the Department determines that a person violated a
provision of this Act, the Department may issue a rule to
show cause why an order to cease and desist should not be
entered against him or her. The rule shall clearly set forth
the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall provide a
period of 7 days from the date of the rule to file an answer
to the satisfaction of the Department. Failure to answer to
the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to
cease and desist to be issued immediately.
Section 85. Investigation; notice; hearing. Certificates
of registration may be refused, revoked, suspended, or
otherwise disciplined in the manner provided by this Act and
not otherwise. The Department may upon its own motion and
shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any person
setting forth facts that if proven would constitute grounds
for refusal to issue or for suspension or revocation under
this Act, investigate the actions of a person applying for,
holding, or claiming to hold a certificate of registration.
The Department shall, before refusing to issue or renew,
suspending, or revoking a certificate of registration or
taking other discipline pursuant to Section 75 of this Act,
and at least 30 days prior to the date set for the hearing,
notify in writing the applicant or licensee of any charges
made, shall afford the applicant or registrant an opportunity
to be heard in person or by counsel in reference to the
charges, and direct the applicant or registrant to file a
written answer to the Department under oath within 20 days
after the service of the notice and inform the applicant or
registrant that failure to file an answer will result in
default being taken against the applicant or registrant and
that the certificate of registration may be suspended,
revoked, placed on probationary status, or other disciplinary
action may be taken, including limiting the scope, nature, or
extent of practice, as the Director may deem proper. Written
notice may be served by personal delivery to the applicant or
registrant or by mailing the notice by certified mail to his
or her last known place of residence or to the place of
business last specified by the applicant or registrant in his
or her last notification to the Department. If the person
fails to file an answer after receiving notice, his or her
certificate of registration may, in the discretion of the
Department, be suspended, revoked, or placed on probationary
status or the Department may take whatever disciplinary
action deemed proper, including limiting the delegated tasks
or the imposition of a fine, without a hearing, if the act or
acts charged constitute sufficient grounds for such action
under this Act. At the time and place fixed in the notice,
the Department shall proceed to hearing of the charges and
both the applicant or registrant and the complainant shall be
afforded ample opportunity to present, in person or by
counsel, any statements, testimony, evidence, and arguments
that may be pertinent to the charges or to their defense. The
Department may continue a hearing from time to time. The
Department may continue a hearing for a period not to exceed
30 days.
Section 90. Record of proceedings. The Department, at
its expense, shall preserve a record of all proceedings at a
formal hearing conducted pursuant to Section 85 of this Act.
The notice of hearing, complaint, and all other documents in
the nature of pleadings and written motions filed in the
proceedings, the transcript of testimony, the report of the
Department or hearing officer, and orders of the Department
shall be the record of the proceeding. The Department shall
supply a transcript of the record to a person interested in
the hearing on payment of the fee required under Section
2105-115 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of
the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
Section 95. Order for production of documents. A circuit
court may, upon application of the Department or its
designee, or of the applicant or registration against whom
proceedings pursuant to Section 85 of this Act are pending,
enter an order requiring the attendance of witnesses and
their testimony and the production of documents, papers,
files, books, and records in connection with a hearing or
investigation authorized by this Act. The court may compel
obedience to its order through contempt proceedings.
Section 100. Subpoena power. The Department has the
power to subpoena and bring before it any person in this
State and to take testimony orally or by deposition, with the
same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed by
law in judicial proceedings in civil cases in circuit courts
of this State. The Director shall have the authority to
administer, at any hearing that the Department is authorized
to conduct under this Act, oaths to witnesses and any other
oaths authorized to be administered by the Department under
this Act.
Section 105. Disciplinary report. At the conclusion of
the hearing, the Department shall present to the Director a
written report of its findings of fact, conclusions of law,
and recommendations. In the report, the Department shall make
a finding of whether or not the charged registrant or
applicant violated a provision of this Act or its rules and
shall specify the nature of the violation. In making its
recommendations for discipline, the Department may take into
consideration all facts and circumstances bearing upon the
reasonableness of the conduct of the respondent and the
potential for future harm to the public, including but not
limited to previous discipline of that respondent by the
Department, intent, degree of harm to the public and
likelihood of harm in the future, any restitution made, and
whether the incident or incidents complained of appear to be
isolated or a pattern of conduct. In making its
recommendations for discipline, the Department shall seek to
ensure that the severity of the discipline recommended bears
some reasonable relationship to the severity of the
violation.
Section 110. Motion for rehearing. In a case involving
the refusal to issue or renew a registration or the
discipline of a registrant, a copy of the Department's report
shall be served upon the respondent by the Department, either
personally or as provided under Section 20 of this Act for
the service of the notice of hearing. Within 20 days after
the service, the respondent may present to the Department a
motion in writing for a rehearing, which shall specify the
particular grounds for a rehearing. If no motion for
rehearing is filed, then upon the expiration of the time
specified for filing the motion, or if a motion for rehearing
is denied, then upon the denial the Director may enter an
order in accordance with recommendations of the Department,
except as provided in Section 115 or 120 of this Act. If the
respondent orders a transcript of the record from the
reporting service and pays for the transcript within the time
for filing a motion for rehearing, the 20-day period within
which such a motion may be filed shall commence upon the
delivery of the transcript to the respondent.
Section 115. Order of Director.
(a) The Director shall issue an order concerning the
disposition of the charges (i) following the expiration of
the filing period granted under Section 110 of this Act if no
motion for rehearing is filed or (ii) following a denial of a
timely motion for rehearing.
(b) The Director's order shall be based on the
recommendations contained in the Department report unless,
after giving due consideration to the Department's report,
the Director disagrees in any regard with the report of the
Department, in which case he or she may issue an order in
contravention of the report. The Director shall provide a
written report to the Department on any deviation from the
Department's report and shall specify with particularity the
reasons for his or her deviation in the final order. The
Department's report and Director's order are not admissible
in evidence against the person in a criminal prosecution
brought for a violation of this Act, but the hearing, report,
and order are not a bar to a criminal prosecution brought for
the violation of this Act.
Section 120. Hearing officer. The Director shall have
the authority to appoint an attorney licensed to practice law
in this State to serve as the hearing officer in a hearing
authorized under Section 90 of this Act. The hearing officer
shall have full authority to conduct the hearing. The hearing
officer shall report his or her findings of fact, conclusions
of law, and recommendations to the Department. If the
Director disagrees in any regard with the report of the
Department, he or she may issue an order in contravention of
the report. The Director shall provide a written explanation
to the Department on a deviation from the Department's report
and shall specify with particularity the reasons for his or
her deviation in the final order.
Section 125. Rehearing on order of Director. Whenever
the Director is not satisfied that substantial justice has
been achieved in the discipline of a registrant, the Director
may order a rehearing by the same or another hearing officer.
Section 130. Order; prima facie proof. An order or a
certified copy of an order, over the seal of the Department
and purporting to be signed by the Director, shall be prima
facie proof that:
(1) the signature is the genuine signature of the
Director; and
(2) the Director is duly appointed and qualified.
Section 135. Restoration of registration. At any time
after the suspension or revocation of a certificate of
registration, the Department may restore it to the registrant
unless, after an investigation and a hearing, the Department
determines that restoration is not in the public interest.
Where circumstances of suspension or revocation so indicate,
the Department may require an examination of the registrant
before restoring his or her certificate of registration.
Section 140. Surrender of certificate of registration.
Upon the revocation or suspension of a certificate of
registration, the registrant shall immediately surrender the
certificate of registration to the Department. If the
registrant fails to do so, the Department shall have the
right to seize the certificate of registration.
Section 145. Temporary suspension. The Director may
temporarily suspend the registration of a surgical assistant
or surgical technologist without a hearing, simultaneously
with the institution of proceedings for a hearing provided
for in Section 85 of this Act, if the Director finds that
evidence in his or her possession indicates that continuation
in practice would constitute an imminent danger to the
public. If the Director temporarily suspends a license
without a hearing, a hearing by the Department shall be held
within 30 days after the suspension has occurred and shall be
concluded without appreciable delay.
Section 150. Certificate of record. The Department shall
not be required to certify any record to a court or file an
answer in court or otherwise appear in a court in a judicial
review proceeding unless there is filed in the court, with
the complaint, a receipt from the Department acknowledging
payment of the costs of furnishing and certifying the record.
Failure on the part of the plaintiff to file a receipt in
court shall be grounds for dismissal of the action.
Section 155. Administrative Review Law. All final
administrative decisions of the Department are subject to
judicial review under the Administrative Review Law and its
rules. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in
Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Proceedings for
judicial review shall be commenced in the circuit court of
the county in which the party seeking review resides. If the
party seeking review is not a resident of this State, venue
shall be in Sangamon County.
Section 160. Criminal penalties. A person who is found
to have knowingly violated Section 35 of this Act is guilty
of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and is guilty of
a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.
Section 165. Civil penalties.
(a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a
person who violates Section 35 of this Act shall pay a civil
penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $5,000
for each offense as determined by the Department. The civil
penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a hearing
is held in accordance with the provisions set forth in this
Act regarding a hearing for the discipline of a licensee.
(b) The Department has the authority and power to
investigate any and all unregistered activity.
(c) The civil penalty assessed under this Act shall be
paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order
imposing the civil penalty. The order shall constitute a
judgment and may be filed and execution had on the judgment
in the same manner as a judgment from a court of record.
Section 170. Home rule powers. The regulation of
surgical assistants and surgical technologists is an
exclusive power and function of the State. A home rule unit
shall not regulate surgical assistants or surgical
technologists. This Section is a limitation under subsection
(h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
Section 900. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by
changing Section 4.24 as follows:
(5 ILCS 80/4.24)
Sec. 4.24. Acts repealed on January 1, 2014. The
following Acts are repealed on January 1, 2014:
The Electrologist Licensing Act.
The Illinois Public Accounting Act.
The Registered Surgical Assistant and Registered Surgical
Technologist Title Protection Act.
(Source: P.A. 92-457, eff. 8-21-01; 92-750, eff. 1-1-03.)
Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
1, 2004.