Bill Status of HB 1598   104th General Assembly


Short Description:  OPERATING ROOM SAFETY ACT

House Sponsors
Rep. Barbara Hernandez-Sharon Chung and Bradley Fritts

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/28/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Operating Room Patient Safety Act. Provides that each surgical technologist hired or contracted by a health care facility on or after January 1, 2027 shall meet specified educational, certification, or experiential requirements. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an individual from performing surgical technology services if the individual is acting within the scope of the individual's license or registration or is a student or intern under the direct supervision of a licensed health care provider.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/22/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernandez
  1/24/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
  1/27/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
  1/28/2025HouseFirst Reading
  1/28/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee

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