As used in this chapter, "surgical assistance" means intraoperative surgical patient care that involves the following:
- (1) Making incisions.
- (2) Closing surgical sites.
- (3) Manipulating or removing tissue.
- (4) Implanting surgical devices or drains.
- (5) Placing catheters or clamps.
- (6) Cauterizing blood vessels or tissue.
- (7) Applying dressing to a surgical site.
- (8) Harvesting veins.
- (9) Injecting local anesthetic.
- (10) Other minor surgical tasks similar to those described in subdivisions (1) through (9).
As added by P.L.152-2024, SEC.9.