Protection from Surgical Smoke (HB 93)
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2026
HB 93 would require hospitals and surgery centers to use smoke evacuation equipment during procedures that create surgical smoke. By Jan. 1, 2027, they must adopt and follow policies to use these systems. This change aims to protect doctors, nurses, and patients from harmful fumes, improving air quality in operating rooms and reducing eye and breathing risks. Facilities may face costs for equipment and training, but it sets a clear safety standard statewide.
Vote Yes on this bill if you want Florida to require hospitals and surgery centers to use smoke evacuation systems during procedures that create surgical smoke by January 1, 2027 to protect staff and patients from harmful fumes.
Organizations that support this bill may include nursing associations, perioperative and surgical professional societies, hospital worker unions, occupational safety groups, and medical device manufacturers that make smoke evacuation systems.
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Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid a statewide mandate, reduce compliance and equipment costs for facilities, and leave decisions about surgical smoke management to each hospital or center.
Organizations that oppose this bill may include hospital and ambulatory surgery center associations concerned about costs, small or rural clinics, and free-market advocacy groups that resist new state mandates.
