Surgical Smoke Plume Evacuation Requirements for Health Facilities
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To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-29 — Health facilities: other; surgical smoke plume evacuation plan; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20187.: 2026-07-03 — Enacted: HB4779 adds sec. 20187 to the Public Health Code (1978 PA 368), requiring any Michigan health facility that performs surgery to maintain a plan for evacuating surgical smoke plume from the operating room. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-07-03 — Health facilities: other; surgical smoke plume evacuation plan; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20187.: HB4779 (103rd Legislature) would add section 20187 to the Public Health Code (1978 PA 368) requiring health facilities to establish surgical smoke plume evacuation plans; bill has passed a chamber and been ordered enrolled per latest action. (novelty: 2)
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Health facilities: other; surgical smoke plume evacuation plan; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20187.
29-jul-2026
novelty 2
per-area 3
introduces
Health facilities: other; surgical smoke plume evacuation plan; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20187.
03-jul-2026
novelty 2
per-area 2
introduces
Health facilities: certificate of need; allowable use of hospital swing beds; expand to include behavioral health patients. Amends sec. 134 of 1974 PA 258 (MCL 330.1134).
28-apr-2026
novelty 2
per-area 2
strengthens