Section 449.262 - Continuing education(a) Compliance.--An individual who is employed by or contracts with a health care facility to practice surgical technology and is certified under section 501(1)(i) shall:(1) comply with the continuing education requirements specified by the credentialing organization as necessary to keep the certification current; and(2) provide proof of compliance with the continuing education requirements to the health care facility upon request.(b)Additional requirement.--An individual who is employed by or contracts with a health care facility to practice surgical technology and is not certified under section 501(1)(i) or has let the individual's certification lapse shall: (1) complete 30 hours of relevant continuing education every two years in order to remain eligible to practice surgical technology; and(2) be responsible for proving, to the satisfaction of the health care facility, that the individual complies with this subsection.(c) Verification.--A health care facility that employs or contracts with an individual to practice surgical technology shall verify that the individual meets the continuing education requirements under subsection (b) .Added by P.L. TBD 2020 No. 80, § 502, eff. 12/28/2020.