Lamont Bagby
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 14
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Board of Health; hospital regulations; use of smoke evacuation systems during surgical procedures. Requires the Board of Health to amend its regulations to require that every hospital where surgical procedures are performed adopt a policy requiring the use of a smoke evacuation system for all planned surgical procedures. The bill defines "smoke evacuation system" as smoke evacuation equipment and technologies designed to capture, filter, and remove surgical smoke at the site of origin and to prevent surgical smoke from making ocular contact or contact with a person's respiratory tract. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025, and is identical to HB 763.
Board of Health; hospital regulations; useof smoke evacuation systems during surgical procedures. Requiresthe Board of Health to amend its regulations to require that everyhospital where surgical procedures are performed adopt a policy requiring the use of a smoke evacuation system for all planned surgical procedures.The bill defines "smoke evacuation system" as smoke evacuation equipment and technologies designed to capture, filter, and remove surgicalsmoke at the site of origin and to prevent surgical smoke from makingocular contact or contact with a person's respiratory tract.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0249)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 249 (effective 7/1/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
Signed by President
Impact statement from DPB (SB537ER)
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB537ER)
Enrolled
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)'
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB537S1)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB537S1
Read second time
Committee substitute agreed to 24105644D-S1
Reading of substitute waived
Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 24105644D-S1
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Impact statement from DPB (SB537)
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102777D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102777D | PDF HTML |
| Committee substitute printed 24105644D-S1 | PDF HTML |
| SB537ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0249 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB537FER122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB537FS1122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB537F122.PDF |
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