Bill 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-11 - Deferred to Summer Study
[SB1997 Detail]
Note: Tennessee does not provide sufficient information to determine typical named revision of bills. Therefore only drafts are captured, the highest order draft will always be the current version.
Bill Drafts
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| Draft (#1) | 2020-01-29 | PDF | Link | View (#1) |
Amendments
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| No bill amendments currently on file for Tennessee SB1997 |
Supplemental Documents
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| Fiscal Note | HB2019 | Not Avail | PDF | Link | View |
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