The US state of Colorado has said that fingerprint checks are now required for new surgical techs and assistants, amid concerns over background checks.The legislature gave final approval this month on House Bill 1160, which will require people from these professions to submit their fingerprints to the state to detect criminal history and to flag future problems, in addition to the need to register with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies.The law follows a health scare caused by the recent federal drug-theft indictment of a surgical technician.Proponents have pointed to the drug-theft convictions in 2010 of Kristen Parker, a surgical tech who infected dozens of patients with hepatitis C when she stole syringes filled with powerful liquid painkillers and left behind dirty needles.The Denver Post noted in a report that despite their access to narcotic drugs, surgical techs, who pass instruments to surgeons during surgery, are not regulated on the national level, nor in 39 states.
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