PINK STATES
Certification is required to work in Sterile Processing in these states:
Connecticut | Delaware | New Jersey New York | Pennsylvania | Tennessee
Legislative Certification Issues
HSPA Believes We Are All Patients
Through the Advocacy department, HSPA maintains one clear voice to create legislative/regulatory changes to ensure every patient has an educated, certified Sterile Processing (SP) technician responsible for reprocessing his or her instruments. HSPA’s dedicated and focused advocacy efforts for required certification of SP technicians promote quality healthcare, reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections, and ensure successful patient care.
LEGISLATIVE MAP
CERTIFICATION LEGISLATION/REGULATIONS
Current Sterile Processing technician certification legislation.
Florida | Massachusetts | Minnesota
ORANGE STATES
These states are active for legislation or regulation:
Florida | Massachusetts | Minnesota
YELLOW STATES
In the planning and data collection stages to begin the certification process
BLUE STATES
Not yet begun the legislative and/or DOH process
CERTIFICATION ISSUE
A LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY
HSPA maintains that every patient deserves to have a certified Sterile Processing (SP) technician reprocessing his/her instruments and will actively promote laws and regulations to ensure certification of SP technicians at the state level.
Although HSPA now refers to instrument reprocessors as “Sterile Processing professionals,” the legislative language uses the terms “Central Service technicians” instead of “Sterile Processing technicians.” Both terms are synonymous/interchangeable.
STERILE PROCCESING
STATE CERTIFICATION LAWS
Legal disclaimer: The Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) provides the information on this webpage and the documents contained herewith for informational purposes only and does not offer legal advice. HSPA recommends that individuals or healthcare facilities consult with their attorneys for answers to legal questions. The information on this webpage and the documents contained herewith should not be considered complete or exhaustive and may not reflect the most current information. As a result, HSPA does not represent that the information on this web page or the documents contained herewith are complete, accurate, and up to date.
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