Section 1485.20  Application for Registration as a Surgical Technologist

An applicant for registration as a surgical technologist shall file an application on forms supplied by the Division, together with:

a)         Proof of completion of a surgical technologist program approved by the Division;

b)         Proof of current certification and successful completion of the Surgical Technologist National Certification Examination provided by the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist or its successor agency;

c)         If the applicant has ever been licensed/registered in another state or territory of the United States, certification, on forms provided by the Division, from the jurisdiction in which the applicant was originally licensed and the jurisdiction in which the applicant predominantly practices and is currently licensed, stating:

1)         The time during which the applicant was registered in that jurisdiction, including the date of original issuance of the license; and

2)         Whether the file on the applicant contains any record of disciplinary actions taken or pending;

d)         The required fee as specified in Section 1485.80.

(Source:  Amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 14973, effective September 3, 2008)