Sec. 206.251. SCOPE OF PRACTICE  


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  • (a) The practice of a surgical assistant is limited to surgical assisting performed under the direct supervision of a physician who delegated the acts.

    (b) The practice of a surgical assistant may be performed in any place authorized by a delegating licensed physician, including a clinic, hospital, ambulatory surgical center, or other institutional setting.

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