TN HB2019 | 2019-2020 | 111th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-10 - Def. to Summer Study in Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-10 - Def. to Summer Study in Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, requires each hospital with surgical services, and each ambulatory surgical treatment center, operating in this state to adopt and implement a policy by July 1, 2021, that prevents human exposure to surgical smoke by the use of a surgical smoke evacuation system during any planned surgical procedure that is likely to generate surgical smoke. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.
Title
As introduced, requires each hospital with surgical services, and each ambulatory surgical treatment center, operating in this state to adopt and implement a policy by July 1, 2021, that prevents human exposure to surgical smoke by the use of a surgical smoke evacuation system during any planned surgical procedure that is likely to generate surgical smoke. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.
Sponsors
| Rep. Sabi Kumar [R] | Rep. Bryan Terry [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-10 | House | Def. to Summer Study in Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee |
| 2020-03-04 | House | Placed on s/c cal Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee for 3/10/2020 |
| 2020-02-04 | House | Assigned to s/c Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee |
| 2020-02-03 | House | P2C, ref. to Health Committee |
| 2020-01-30 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2020-01-29 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB1997 (Crossfiled) 2020-03-11 - Deferred to Summer Study
