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Committee advances bill to require hospital policies on surgical smoke
Summary
The House Committee on Health voted to pass HB 218 with amendments directing hospitals to adopt policies to prevent surgical-smoke exposure, balancing a hospital request for procedural flexibility with member calls for clearer, procedure-specific safeguards.
Chair Greg Takayama told the committee he recommended passing HB 218 with house amendments that would require hospitals to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke by using a smoke-evacuation system or other appropriate measures for each procedure.
The Department of Health’s Paula Sperio, chief for the Office of Healthcare Assurance, said the department supports the measure and the amendments. "We stand on our…
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