Georgia Senate Bill 347 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-03 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to utilize surgical smoke evacuation systems during surgical procedures to protect patients and health care workers from the hazards of surgical smoke; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities; surgical smoke evacuation system; require

Sen. Gloria Butler [D]	Sen. Steve Henson [D]	Sen. Sally Harrell [D]	Sen. Jennifer Jordan [D]
Sen. Freddie Sims [D]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-03	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-01-31	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57124
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/189143