N.Y. Public Health Law § 2830: Surgical smoke evacuation

* § 2830. Surgical smoke evacuation. Every general hospital and

ambulatory surgery facility licensed under this article shall adopt and

implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke through the use

of an airborne contaminant evacuation system for each procedure that

generates surgical smoke. This section does not apply to a facility that

does not perform procedures that generate surgical smoke. As used in

this section, "surgical smoke" means the by-product that is generated

from the use of an energy generating surgical device, including, but

shall not be limited to, surgical plume, smoke plume, bio-aerosols,

laser-generated airborne contaminants, and lung damaging dust. As used

in this section, "airborne contaminant evacuation system" means smoke

evacuation equipment and technologies designed to capture, filter and

remove surgical smoke at the site of origin and before the surgical

smoke makes ocular contact or contact with the respiratory tract of any

individual.

* NB There are 2 § 2830's