PENNSYLVANIA, February 21 - PRINTER'S NO. 322

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

378

Session of

2023

INTRODUCED BY MUTH, COLLETT, CAPPELLETTI, FONTANA AND COMITTA,

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, FEBRUARY 21, 2023

AN ACT

Amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), entitled "An

act relating to health care; prescribing the powers and

duties of the Department of Health; establishing and

providing the powers and duties of the State Health

Coordinating Council, health systems agencies and Health Care

Policy Board in the Department of Health, and State Health

Facility Hearing Board in the Department of Justice;

providing for certification of need of health care providers

and prescribing penalties," in licensing of health care

facilities, providing for surgical smoke evacuation systems.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known

as the Health Care Facilities Act, is amended by adding a

section to read:

Section 809.3. Surgical smoke evacuation systems.

(a) General rule.--On or before January 1, 2025, an

ambulatory surgical facility or hospital shall adopt and

implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke through

the use of a smoke evacuation system for each procedure that

generates surgical smoke.

(b) Compliance.--The department shall ensure compliance with

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