Illinois Senate Bill 251: OPERATING ROOM SAFETY ACT

Illinois · 104th session

What it does

Creates the Operating Room Patient Safety Act. Provides that each surgical technologist hired or contracted by a health care facility on or after January 1, 2027 shall meet specified educational, certification, or experiential requirements. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits an individual from performing surgical technology services if the individual is acting within the scope of the individual's license or registration or is a student or intern under the direct supervision of a licensed health care provider.

Latest action

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (2025-06-02)

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