SB 1997 Tennessee Senate · 111th Regular Session (2019-2020)

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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2020 Last action Mar 11, 2020
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Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Mar 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Def. to Summer Study in Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2020
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2020
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2020
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2020
upper
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/26/2020
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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