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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 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-10 - Def. to Summer Study in Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee [HB2019 Detail]

Download: Tennessee-2019-HB2019-Draft.pdf

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