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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to protection from surgical smoke; 2
creating s. 395.1013, F.S.; defining the terms "smoke 3
evacuation system" and "surgical smoke"; requiring 4
hospitals and ambulatory surgical center s to, by a 5
specified date, adopt and implement policies requiring 6
the use of smoke evacuation systems during certain 7
surgical procedures; providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the Stat e of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Section 395.1013, Florida Statutes, is created 12
to read: 13
395.1013 Smoke evacuation systems required. — 14
(1) As used in this section, the term: 15
(a) "Smoke evacuation system" means equipment that 16
effectively captures, filters , and eliminates surgical smoke at 17
the site of origin before the smoke makes contact with the eyes 18
or respiratory tract of occupants in the room. 19
(b) "Surgical smoke" means the gaseous byproduct produced 20
by energy-generating devices such as lasers and el ectrosurgical 21
devices. The term includes, but is not limited to, surgical 22
plume, smoke plume, bio -aerosols, laser-generated airborne 23
contaminants, and lung -damaging dust. 24
(2) By January 1, 2026, each licensed facility shall adopt 25
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and implement policies t hat require the use of a smoke 26
evacuation system during any surgical procedure that is likely 27
to generate surgical smoke. 28
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 29