Surgical Assistant
- Exam
- State + third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Required
The practice of surgical assisting is limited to surgical assisting performed under the direct supervision of a physician who delegates the acts. A surgical assistant may practice in any place authorized by a delegating licensed physician, including, but not limited to a clinic, hospital, ambulatory surgical center or other institutional setting. A surgical assistant provides aid under direct supervision in exposure, hemostasis and other intra-operative technical functions that assist a physician in performing a safe operation with optimal results for the patient, including the delegated authority to provide local infiltration or the topical application of a local anesthetic at the operation site.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Both state and third-party exams required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Background check required
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Board
- Texas Medical Board
- Address
- PO Box 2029 Austin, TX 78768
- Phone
- (512) 305-7010
- Agency website
- http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/page/licensing
- Last updated
- August 10, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Surgical Technologists 29-2055.00
- Chiropractic Assistant 31-9092.00
Source and verification
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Before you apply, confirm every detail with Texas Medical Board — see the issuing body section above.
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