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(b) Director of Nursing Services. A registered professional nurse shall be responsible for proper performance of nursing services provided in the center.\u003Cbr>(e) Other required Nursing Service Personnel.\u003Cbr>1. Operating Room\u003Cbr>(i) Personnel in the operating room must include at least one (1) registered professional nurse to serve as the circulating nurse in each operating room. Additional personnel may include another RN, LPN or surgical technician to scrub. |\n| Alaska | ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE\u003Cbr>TITLE 7. HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES\u003Cbr>PART 1. ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER 12. FACILITIES AND LOCAL UNITS\u003Cbr>ARTICLE 8. AMBULATORY SURGICAL FACILITIES | 7 AAC 12.355. Services required\u003Cbr>(a) An ambulatory surgical facility must provide surgical services and anesthesia services. These services must comply with the standards in 7 AAC 12.120 * and 7 AAC 12.130 for surgical and anesthesia services in general acute care hospitals. The medical staff shall comply with the requirements of 7 AAC 12.110(c) .\u003Cbr>* 7 AAC 12.120. SURGICAL SERVICE\u003Cbr>(g) A registered nurse must be present to circulate for each surgical procedure. |\n| Arizona | ARIZONA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE\u003Cbr>TITLE 9. HEALTH SERVICES CHAPTER 10.\u003Cbr>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS: LICENSING:\u003Cbr>ARTICLE 17. OUTPATIENT SURGICAL CENTERS | R9-10-1701. Definitions\u003Cbr>2. \"Circulating nurse\" means a licensed nurse who is responsible for the functioning of the operating room\u003Cbr>during a surgical procedure and who does not directly assist the surgeon.\u003Cbr>R9-10-1706. Nursing Services\u003Cbr>B. A licensed nurse shall function as a circulating nurse during each surgical procedure. |\n| Arkansas | CODE OF ARKANSAS RULES 016 DEPARTMENT\u003Cbr>OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES\u003Cbr>24 BOARD OF HEALTH\u003Cbr>007: HOSPITALS AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS | A. General. Any facility in which surgical services, other than minor dental surgery, are offered which require the use of anesthesia, that renders the patient unable to be responsible for their actions, and where, in the opinion of the attending physician, hospitalization is unnecessary, shall be considered ambulatory surgery centers and shall conform with the following sections:\u003Cbr>13. Section 26, Specialized Services: Surgical Services *\u003Cbr>* A. Organization and Supervision\u003Cbr>3. A Surgical Services Registered Nurse supervisor shall be accountable and responsible for patient care.\u003Cbr>C. Staffing\u003Cbr>3. Only qualified Registered Nurses may perform circulating duties in the operating room. |\n| California |  | None |\n\n\n| Colorado | COLORADO CODE OF REGULATIONS\u003Cbr>1000. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT 1011. HEALTH FACILITIES REGULATION DIVISION:\u003Cbr>Chapter XX Ambulatory Surgical Center | XI NURSING SERVICES\u003Cbr>H. Circulating Nurse: A registered nurse, qualified by education and experience in operating room nursing, shall be present as a circulating nurse in each operating room during operative procedures. |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Connecticut | GENERAL STATUTES OF CONNECTICUT\u003Cbr>TITLE 19A. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL BEING, CHAPTER 368ll, SECTION 19a-903a. Circulating Nurses in Hospitals and Outpatient Surgical Facilities. | (1) \"Circulating nurse\" means a registered nurse licensed under chapter 378 who is educated, trained or experienced in perioperative nursing and who is responsible for coordinating the nursing care and safety needs ofa patient in an operating room;\u003Cbr>(2) \"Outpatient surgical facility\" has the same meaning as provided in subsection (a) of section 19a-493b; and\u003Cbr>(3) \"Perioperative nursing\" means nursing services that are pro","cbCaihLINwFsvqTq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihLINwFsvqTq","pdf",232939,"English","# Registered Nurse as Circulator for ASC\n## State-by-State Regulatory Citations","[{\"question\":\"What does “circulating nurse” mean in the document?\",\"answer\":\"Several states define a circulating nurse as a licensed registered nurse responsible for functioning in the operating room during a surgical procedure without directly assisting the surgeon, including coordinating perioperative nursing care and safety needs.\"},{\"question\":\"Is a registered nurse required to be present for each surgical procedure?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. The document’s cited provisions state that a circulating nurse must be assigned to and present for the duration of each surgical procedure performed in the operating room.\"},{\"question\":\"Can the same circulating nurse be assigned to another procedure at the same time?\",\"answer\":\"Some cited regulations prohibit assigning the circulating nurse to another procedure scheduled concurrently or that may overlap in time with the initially assigned surgical procedure, unless the nurse is relieved or leaving is required as part of the procedure.\"}]","Registered Nurse as Circulator for ASC - Nursing Service Staffing and Presence Requirements | PDF",1789371951]