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House Health Committee advances bill to limit surgical smoke exposure in operating rooms
Summary
The House Health Committee voted to report House Bill 27 affirmatively after sponsors and staff described requirements for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers to adopt smoke-mitigation policies developed with clinicians.
The House Health Committee on Friday reported House Bill 27 affirmatively, a measure that would require hospitals and surgery centers to adopt policies to limit staff and patient exposure to smoke produced during surgeries.
The bill, sponsored by Representatives Khan and Bonner, directs facilities to create smoke-mitigation policies in collaboration with doctors and nurses and to balance the risks of each procedure with steps to reduce smoke exposure.
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