(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

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Sec. 45. Registration requirements; surgical assistant. A person shall qualify for registration as a surgical assistant if he or she has applied in writing on the prescribed form, has paid the required fees, and meets all of the following requirements:

(1)Is at least 21 years of age.

(2)Has not violated a provision of Section 75 of this Act. In addition the Department

may take into consideration any felony conviction of the applicant, but a conviction shall not operate as an absolute bar to registration unless otherwise provided by law.

(3)Has completed a medical education program approved by the Department or has

graduated from a United States Military Program that emphasizes surgical assisting.

(4)Has successfully completed a national certifying examination approved by the

Department.

(5)Is currently certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Surgical

Assistants as a Certified Surgical Assistant, the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting as a Certified Surgical First Assistant, or the American Board of Surgical Assistants as a Surgical Assistant-Certified.