Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1718: TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR SURGICAL SMOKE EVACUATION IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES LICENSED IN THIS STATE
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to establish standards for surgical smoke evacuation in healthcare facilities licensed in this state; and for other purposes. subtitle to establish standards for surgical smoke evacuation in healthcare facilities licensed in this state.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR SURGICAL SMOKE EVACUATION IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES LICENSED IN THIS STATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR SURGICAL SMOKE EVACUATION IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES LICENSED IN THIS STATE. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 20, Chapter 9, Subchapter 2, is amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 20-9-225. Standards for surgical smoke evacuation -- Definitions. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Energy-generating device" means a tool that performs a surgical function using heat, laser, electricity, or other form of energy; (2)(A) "Smoke evacuation system" means a smoke evacuator, laser plume evacuator, or local exhaust ventilator that effectively captures and neutralizes surgical smoke at the site of origin and before the surgical smoke can make ocular contact or contact with the respiratory tract of occupants of the room. (B) "Smoke evacuation system" is not required to be interconnected to a surgical ventilation system or medical gas system; and (3) "Surgical smoke" means the gaseous by-product produced by energy-generating devices, including surgical plume, smoke plume, bioaerosols, laser-generated airborne contaminants, or lung-damaging dust. *JMB242* 03/10/2025 8:37:57 AM JMB242 HB1718 (b) Any healthcare facility licensed by the Department of Health that uses energy-generating devices shall use a …
Sponsors
- Zack Gramlich (R, 50) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
- : Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is HB1718?
- HB1718 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR SURGICAL SMOKE EVACUATION IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES LICENSED IN THIS STATE.
- What does HB1718 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to establish standards for surgical smoke evacuation in healthcare facilities licensed in this state; and for other purposes. subtitle to establish standards for surgical smoke evacuation in healthcare facilities licensed in this state.
- What is the status of HB1718?
- Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment. (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1718?
- Zack Gramlich (R, 50).
- Where is the official record for HB1718?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=HB1718
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