Applicability

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 259.005, under Surgical Technologists At Health Care Facilities.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 259.005

Sec. 259.005. APPLICABILITY. This chapter does not apply to: (1) a licensed registered nurse or a licensed vocational nurse; or (2) the employment by a health care facility of an individual whose primary functions include the cleaning or sterilization of supplies, instruments, equipment, or operating rooms. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 321 (H.B. 643), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.