House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.

Revises proposed GS 131E-79.3, applicable to hospitals, and GS 131E-147.2, applicable to ambulatory surgical facilities, which establish required qualifications for surgical technologists employed by hospitals or ambulatory surgical facilities (facilities). Now bars facilities from employing or contracting for services of a surgical technologist unless the individual (1) provides evidence of successfully completing an accredited educational training program for surgical technology and holds and maintains an accredited surgical technologist certification credential (previously required evidence of successfully completing a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or another nationally accredited educational program for surgical technologists and holding and maintaining the Certified Surgical Technologist credential issued by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting or its successor), (2) provides evidence of successfully completing an appropriate training program for surgical technology in the US military or the US Public Health Service, or (3) provides documentation of employment to practice surgical technology in a licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical facility on December 31, 2021 (was, December 31, 2019), or documentation of employment to practice surgical technology during the three years immediately preceding December 31, 2021 (was, December 31, 2019).