PART XV. SURGICAL SAFETY PROCEDURES

§2200.11. Surgical smoke plume evacuation policy required

            A. For the purposes of this Section, "surgical smoke plume" means the byproduct of using heat-producing equipment on tissue during surgery.

            B. Healthcare facilities licensed pursuant to this Chapter which provide any surgical procedure using heat-producing equipment, including but not limited to electrosurgery and lasers, shall adopt and implement policies for a surgical smoke plume evacuation plan to mitigate and remove the surgical smoke plume.

            C. The Louisiana Department of Health shall verify compliance with this Section through onsite surveys that are specific to surgical services, full licensing surveys, full recertification surveys, and complaint surveys if allegations specific to surgical services are alleged.

            Acts 2023, No. 35, §1.