ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session
	House: HHS DPA 9-0-0-0

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HB 2434: surgical smoke evacuation; requirements

Sponsor: Representative Shah, LD 24

Caucus & COW

Overview

Requires outpatient surgical centers or hospitals, beginning July 1, 2023, to adopt and implement policies preventing exposure to surgical smoke by using a smoke evacuation system for each procedure generating surgical smoke.

History

DHS responsibilities include the administration and enforcement of rules, regulations and standards governing health care institutions and facilities. In this capacity DHS authority includes the ability to:

1) Make or cause to be made inspections consistent with standard medical practice of every part of the premises of health care institutions which are subject to specified rules and regulations;

2) Make studies and investigations of conditions and problems of health care institutions as they relate to the compliance with rules, regulations and standards; and

3) Develop manuals and guides related to any aspect of physical facilities and operations of health care institutions for distribution to governing authorities of health care institutions and the general public (A.R.S. § 36-406).

Statute requires the governing body of each licensed hospital or outpatient surgical center to require its physicians admitted to practice in the hospital or center to organize into committees or other organizational structures to review professional practices within the hospital or center for the purposes of reducing morbidity, mortality and the improvement of patient care provided in the institution (A.R.S. § 36-445).

Provisions

1. Directs, beginning July 1, 2023, each outpatient surgical center or hospital to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke by using a smoke evacuation system for each procedure that generates surgical smoke. (Sec. 1)

2. Requires DHS to ensure compliance during an onsite inspection and in response to any complaint received relating to a violation. (Sec. 1)

3. Defines surgical smoke and smoke evacuation system. (Sec. 1)

Amendments

Committee on Health and Human Services

1. Changes the date that outpatient surgical centers or hospitals must begin adopting and implementing these policies from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024.

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Initials AG/JB  Page 0 Caucus & COW

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