Health facilities: other; surgical smoke plume evacuation plan; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20187.
Key claim: Michigan health facilities that perform surgery must now have a plan to evacuate surgical smoke plume from the operating room.
Abstract
(HB4779 · 103rd Legislature) Health facilities: other; surgical smoke plume evacuation plan; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 20187. Sponsor: Rep. Pauline Wendzel ® Latest vote: Senate Third Reading: Given Immediate Effect Roll Call # 226 — 29-7 (passed, 2026-07-03) Latest action (2026-07-29): Assigned Pa 47’26 With Immediate Effect
Why this matters
The mandate creates a new operational safety obligation for every Michigan hospital, ambulatory surgical center, and other licensed facility that performs surgery, aimed at protecting operating-room staff from the hazardous byproducts of electrosurgical and laser procedures. While narrow in scope, it adds a compliance requirement enforceable through the Public Health Code’s facility licensure framework and signals growing state attention to occupational exposures within licensed health settings.