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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 85. Board of Medicine
Chapter 160. Regulations Governing the Licensure of Surgical Assistants and Certification of Surgical Technologists
9/25/2026

18VAC85-160-52. Licensure and certification by endorsement.

A. An applicant for licensure by endorsement as a surgical assistant shall submit the following:

1. Evidence of a current, active license in a United States jurisdiction or Canada that is in good standing;

2. A completed application and fee;

3. Verification of a professional credential as a surgical assistant or first surgical assistant issued by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or National Commission for Certification of Surgical Assistants or their successor; and

4. A current report from the National Practitioner Data Bank.

B. An applicant for certification as a surgical technologist by endorsement shall submit the following:

1. Evidence of a current, active license in a United States jurisdiction or Canada that is in good standing;

2. A completed application and fee;

3. Verification of a professional credential as a certified surgical technologist from an organization recognized by the board; and

4. A current report from the National Practitioner Data Bank.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 43, Issue 1, eff. September 23, 2026.

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