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SB0251Introduced in the Senate

OPERATING ROOM SAFETY ACT

IntroducedSenate Assignments

Introduced by Cristina Castro, District 22

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

June 2, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Assignments

  4. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  5. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson

  6. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  7. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

  8. Assigned to Licensed Activities

  9. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura

  10. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio

  11. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025

  12. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025

  13. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025

  14. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

  15. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  16. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

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