SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS
Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes 20-185aa, a health care facility shall not employ or otherwise retain any person to perform surgical technology services unless such person meets one or more of the following requirements:
(1) Successfully completed a nationally accredited surgical technology program and holds and maintains certification as a surgical technologist from a national certifying body* that certifies surgical technologists recognized by the Department of Public Health:
(2) (A) Successfully completed an accredited surgical technologist program, (B) has not, as of the date of hire, obtained certification as a surgical technologist from a national certifying body* that certifies surgical technologists recognized by the Department of Public Health, and (C) obtains such certification not later than eighteen months after completion of such program;
(3) Performed surgical technology services as a surgical technologist in a health care facility on or before October 1, 2023, provided the health care facility employing or retaining such person as a surgical technologist under this subsection obtains proof of such person's prior experience as a surgical technologist from such person and makes it available to the Department of Public Health upon request of the department;
(4) Successfully completed a training program for surgical technology in the armed forces of the United States, the National Guard or in the United States Public Health Services; or
(5) Has been designated by the health care facility as being competent to perform surgical technology services based on specialized training or specific experience, including, but not limited to, as a phlebotomist, nuclear medical technologist, ultrasound technologist or central service technician, provided the health care facility retains a list of such designations deemed by such facility to be competent to perform such services.
*For the purposes of these statutes, the Department recognizes the following national certifying bodies:
The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
The National Center for Competency Testing Tech in Surgery TS-C (NCCT)