- As used in this Code section, the term “surgical smoke” means the gaseous by-product produced from the interaction of tools or heat-producing equipment used for dissection and hemostasis during surgical or invasive procedures.
- Each hospital and ambulatory surgical center shall adopt policies for the reduction of human exposure to surgical smoke.
History. Code 1981, § 31-7-23 , enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 673, § 1/SB 573.
Effective date.
This Code section became effective July 1, 2022.
Editor’s notes.
Former Code Section 31-7-23, which was repealed by Ga. L. 2008, p. 224, § 2/SB 130, effective July 1, 2008, was part of former Article 2 of this chapter, relating to the Georgia Building Authority (Hospital), and was based on Ga. L. 1939, p. 144, § 4; Ga. L. 1953, p. 357, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1402, § 18.