CT HB05913

Requires central service technicians in hospitals and outpatient surgical facilities to hold nationally accredited credentials (either Certified Registered Central Service Technician or Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician) or obtain one within two years of hire, effective January 1, 2016

Exempts central service technicians employed or contracted before January 1, 2016 from the credentialing requirement

Mandates central service technicians complete a minimum of 10 hours of continuing education annually in areas related to their functions

Permits healthcare providers, students/interns under direct supervision, and specially trained competent personnel outside central service departments to perform decontamination and sterilization tasks when approved by a facility's infection prevention committee

Requires health care facilities to maintain lists of persons determined competent to sterilize equipment, ensure they complete 10 hours of annual continuing education, and submit compliance documentation to the Department of Public Health upon request