No. SB 1034
Filed under Healthcare.
Central Service Technician Services; Defining the terms “central service technician” and “health care practitioner”; requiring that licensed hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers employ or otherwise retain the services of a central service technician only if he or she meets specified criteria; requiring central service technicians to complete a specified number of continuing education hours annually as a condition of continued employment, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDHospitals and ambulatory surgical centers may only employ a central service technician -- someone who cleans, inspects, and sterilizes reusable surgical instruments -- if that person holds a national certification or was already doing the job by the end of 2026.
A newly hired technician who lacks the credential gets 18 months from the hire date to earn one, and every qualified technician must complete at least 10 hours of related continuing education each year to keep working.
Licensed health care practitioners, students and interns under direct supervision, and anyone holding another nationally accredited health-services credential are exempt from these certification and continuing-education requirements entirely.
AIA hospital or ambulatory surgical center may employ or retain a central service technician only if that person has passed a nationally accredited exam for the role and meets at least one further qualifying criterion.
AIA technician can also qualify by showing they were employed by, or provided central service technician services to, a licensed facility on or before December 31, 2026.
AIA technician hired without the required credential must obtain the certified registered central service technician or certified sterile processing and distribution technician credential within 18 months of being hired to keep the job.
AIA qualified central service technician must complete at least 10 hours of continuing education related to the job every year to continue working in the role.
AIThe certification and continuing-education requirements do not apply to a student or intern who performs central service technician functions under a health care practitioner's direct supervision as part of training.
AIA person who already holds a registration, certification, or license from a nationally accredited credentialing organization to perform health services is exempt from these requirements, even without a credential specific to central service work.