Section 502. 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).