Current law, as written, prohibits anyone that holds a NCCT certification from being registered as a Certified Surgical Technologist with the Virginia Board of Medicine. NCCT is a nationally recognized credentialing organization and accredited by NCCA just as NBSTSA.  Both NCCT and NBSTSA techs should be eligible to work in Virginia.  Current legislation discriminates against NCCT certified techs by not allowing them to work in the state of Virginia.