Section 301. Certification.
(a) Requirements.--An individual shall not function as a central service technician, and a health care facility shall not employ or otherwise contract for the services of a central service technician, unless the individual has successfully passed a nationally accredited central service exam for central service technicians and holds and maintains one of the following credentials:
(1) Certified registered central service technician credential.
(2) Certified sterile processing and distribution technician credential.
(b) Exemption.--The certification requirement under subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual who has been employed or otherwise contracted for services as a central service technician by a health care facility on or before the effective date of this act.