SB1997 — Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - 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.

SB1997 — Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - 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. · Informed CitizenryThis bill requires every hospital with surgical services and every ambulatory surgical treatment center in Tennessee to adopt and implement a policy by July 1, 2021, to prevent human exposure to su…Open in Informed Citizenry