SMOKE PLUME EVAC PLAN S.B. 443:
SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 443 (as introduced 6-25-25)
SMOKE PLUME EVAC PLAN S.B. 443:
SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 443 (as introduced 6-25-25)
CONTENT
The bill would amend Article 17 (Facilities and Agencies) of the Public Health Code to require a health facility or agency that provided a surgical procedure using heat-producing equipment that was likely to generate surgical smoke plume to develop and implement a policy that requires the use of a surgical smoke plume evacuation system during the procedure.
"Surgical procedure using heat-producing equipment" would mean any of the following:
-- A procedure that uses an electric current to cut, remove, or destroy tissue and control bleeding.
-- A procedure using a laser.
-- Any other procedure that uses heat-generating surgical instruments.
"Surgical smoke plume" would mean a vapor, gas, or harmful particle produced as a byproduct of a surgical procedure using heat-producing equipment.
"Surgical smoke plume evacuation system" would mean a dedicated device that is designed to capture, transport, filter, and neutralize surgical smoke plume at the site of origin and before surgical smoke plume can make ocular contact or contact with the respiratory tract of an individual.
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
SAS\S2526\s443sa This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. |