N.Y. Public Health Law § 2830
Surgical smoke evacuation
New York · New York Public Health Law · Status: effective · Effective 2023-06-23
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- N.Y. Public Health Law § 2830, Surgical smoke evacuation, New York, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1122602
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* § 2830. Surgical smoke evacuation. Every general hospital and
ambulatory surgery facility licensed under this article shall adopt and
implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke through the use
of an airborne contaminant evacuation system for each procedure that
generates surgical smoke. This section does not apply to a facility that
does not perform procedures that generate surgical smoke. As used in
this section, "surgical smoke" means the by-product that is generated
from the use of an energy generating surgical device, including, but
shall not be limited to, surgical plume, smoke plume, bio-aerosols,
laser-generated airborne contaminants, and lung damaging dust. As used
in this section, "airborne contaminant evacuation system" means smoke
evacuation equipment and technologies designed to capture, filter and
remove surgical smoke at the site of origin and before the surgical
smoke makes ocular contact or contact with the respiratory tract of any
individual.
* NB There are 2 § 2830's