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Many of the issues identified in the AORN legislative priorities have been addressed by state and federal legislatures.
For example, 21 states have laws or regulations in place that are specific to having a registered nurse serve as the circulator in hospitals, and there are 16 states with similar language for ambulatory surgery centers. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has regulations related to the RN as Circulator although those regulations are not as comprehensive as the AORN legislative priority.
The grids below provide a summary of all RN Circulator statutory or regulatory laws as applied to hospitals or ASCs.
1) RN Circulator Hospital Grid October 2008 (PDF)
2) RN Circulator ASC Grid October 2008 (PDF)
The maps below provide a summary of all RN Circulator statutory or regulatory laws as applied to hospitals or ASCs.
1) RN Circulator Hospital Map October 2009 (PDF)
2) RN Circulator Ambulatory Surgical Centers Map October 2009 (PDF)