AST Public Policy

State Laws and Regulations Inquiries Forms

AST State Laws and Regulations Inquiry Form

AST Public Policy

AST advocates to ensure higher quality patient care through the enhancement of the profession of surgical technology before state and federal regulatory and legislative bodies and the public.

AST posts the latest public policy news, state-by-state information about surgical technology and surgical assistant laws and regulations, advocacy tools, and access to legislative alerts and updates as well as tools for communicating with elected officials.

AST's Legislative Mission

AST's Legislative Mission

Model Legislation

Massachusetts Surgical Technologist Law FAQs

**MA Surgical Technologist Certification Law FAQs***

Public Policy Information and News

Surgical Patient Safety Resources and News for Policymakers

Public Policy News

Federal Health Care Reform

Legislative Map w/ State-by-State Laws and Information

Legislative Map- *Members Only*

Public Affairs

National Surgical Technology Week

Current Legislation, Alerts & Advocacy

Legislative Alerts and Updates

For information about current legislation, contact AST Government Affairs staff at governmentaffairs@ast.org.

Advocacy Tools- *Members Only*

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