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§ 449.241. Certification

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: December 28, 2020

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1N. Central Service Technician and Surgical Technologist Regulation Act
Chapter 3. Central Service Technicians
Effective: December 28, 2020
35 P.S. § 449.241
§ 449.241. Certification
Currentness
(a) Requirements.--An individual shall not function as a central service technician, and a health care facility shall not employ or otherwise contract for the services of a central service technician, unless the individual has successfully passed a nationally accredited central service exam for central service technicians and holds and maintains one of the following credentials:
(1) Certified registered central service technician credential.
(2) Certified sterile processing and distribution technician credential.
(b) Exemption.--The certification requirement under subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual who has been employed or otherwise contracted for services as a central service technician by a health care facility on or before the effective date of this act.

Credits

2020, Oct. 29, P.L. 710, No. 80, § 301, effective in 60 days [Dec. 28, 2020].
35 P.S. § 449.241, PA ST 35 P.S. § 449.241
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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