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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

18VAC85-160-60. Renewal of licensure for a surgical assistant.

A surgical assistant who was required to demonstrate evidence of an active national credential recognized by the board as a condition of licensure shall attest that the credential is current at the time of renewal. A surgical assistant who was licensed pursuant to 18VAC85-160-50 B 2 and B 3 shall attest to completion of 38 hours of continuing education recognized by the National Surgical Assistant Association at the time of renewal.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 4, eff. November 14, 2018; amended, Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 2, eff. October 14, 2020; Volume 41, Issue 7, eff. December 18, 2024; Volume 43, Issue 1, eff. September 23, 2026.

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