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| Public Act 102-0533 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is | ||||
amended by adding Section 8d as follows: | ||||
(110 ILCS 330/8d new) | ||||
Sec. 8d. Surgical smoke plume evacuation. | ||||
(a) In this Section: | ||||
"Department" means the Department of Public Health. | ||||
"Surgical smoke plume" means the by-product of the use of | ||||
energy-based devices on tissue during surgery and containing | ||||
hazardous materials, including, but not limited to, | ||||
bio-aeorsols, smoke, gases, tissue and cellular fragments and | ||||
particulates, and viruses. | ||||
"Surgical smoke plume evacuation system" means a dedicated | ||||
device that is designed to capture, transport, filter, and | ||||
neutralize surgical smoke plume at the site of origin and | ||||
before surgical smoke plume can make ocular contact, or | ||||
contact with the respiratory tract, of an employee. | ||||
(b) To protect patients and health care workers from the | ||||
hazards of surgical smoke plume, the University of Illinois | ||||
Hospital shall adopt policies to ensure the elimination of | ||||
surgical smoke plume by use of a surgical smoke plume | ||||
evacuation system for each procedure that generates surgical | ||
smoke plume from the use of energy-based devices, including, | ||
but not limited to, electrosurgery and lasers. | ||
(c) The University of Illinois Hospital shall report to | ||
the Department within 90 days after the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly that policies | ||
under subsection (b) of this Section have been adopted.
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Section 10. The Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act | ||
is amended by adding Section 6.9 as follows: | ||
(210 ILCS 5/6.9 new) | ||
Sec. 6.9. Surgical smoke plume evacuation. | ||
(a) In this Section: | ||
"Surgical smoke plume" means the by-product of the use of | ||
energy-based devices on tissue during surgery and containing | ||
hazardous materials, including, but not limited to, | ||
bio-aeorsols, smoke, gases, tissue and cellular fragments and | ||
particulates, and viruses. | ||
"Surgical smoke plume evacuation system" means a dedicated | ||
device that is designed to capture, transport, filter, and | ||
neutralize surgical smoke plume at the site of origin and | ||
before surgical smoke plume can make ocular contact, or | ||
contact with the respiratory tract, of an employee. | ||
(b) To protect patients and health care workers from the | ||
hazards of surgical smoke plume, an ambulatory surgical | ||
treatment center licensed under this Act shall adopt policies | ||
to ensure the elimination of surgical smoke plume by use of a | ||
surgical smoke plume evacuation system for each procedure that | ||
generates surgical smoke plume from the use of energy-based | ||
devices, including, but not limited to, electrosurgery and | ||
lasers. | ||
(c) An ambulatory surgical treatment center licensed under | ||
this Act shall report to the Department within 90 days after | ||
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General | ||
Assembly that policies under subsection (b) of this Section | ||
have been adopted. | ||
Section 15. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by | ||
adding Section 6.28 as follows: | ||
(210 ILCS 85/6.28 new) | ||
Sec. 6.28. Surgical smoke plume evacuation. | ||
(a) In this Section: | ||
"Surgical smoke plume" means the by-product of the use of | ||
energy-based devices on tissue during surgery and containing | ||
hazardous materials, including, but not limited to, | ||
bio-aeorsols, smoke, gases, tissue and cellular fragments and | ||
particulates, and viruses. | ||
"Surgical smoke plume evacuation system" means a dedicated | ||
device that is designed to capture, transport, filter, and | ||
neutralize surgical smoke plume at the site of origin and | ||
before surgical smoke plume can make ocular contact, or | ||
contact with the respiratory tract, of an employee. | ||
(b) To protect patients and health care workers from the | ||
hazards of surgical smoke plume, a hospital licensed under | ||
this Act shall adopt policies to ensure the elimination of | ||
surgical smoke plume by use of a surgical smoke plume | ||
evacuation system for each procedure that generates surgical | ||
smoke plume from the use of energy-based devices, including, | ||
but not limited to, electrosurgery and lasers. | ||
(c) A hospital licensed under this Act shall report to the | ||
Department within 90 days after the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly that policies | ||
under subsection (b) of this Section have been adopted.
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