Texas Occupations Code

§ 206.254 — ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS AND STANDARDS

OC § 206.254Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES · Ch. 206. SURGICAL ASSISTANTS · Art. F. SCOPE OF PRACTICE

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A surgical assistant and the surgical assistant's delegating physician shall ensure that:

(1)the surgical assistant's scope of function is identified;

(2)the delegation of medical tasks is appropriate to the surgical assistant's level of competence;

(3)the relationship between the surgical assistant and the delegating physician and the access of the surgical assistant to the delegating physician are defined; and

(4)a process is established for evaluating the surgical assistant's performance.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.