Massachusetts S1482 mandates the use of smoke evacuation systems in hospitals and surgical centers to protect patients and health care workers from.

Massachusetts S1482 requires hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgical facilities to adopt policies ensuring the use of smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. These systems must effectively capture and neutralize smoke at the source. Facilities violating this requirement face fines of at least $500 per violation. The law also mandates that hospitals and surgical centers report their compliance policies to the Department of Public Health by April 1, 2026.

Massachusetts S1482 mandates the use of smoke evacuation systems in hospitals and surgical centers to protect patients and health care workers from.

Massachusetts S1482 requires hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgical facilities to adopt policies ensuring the use of smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. These systems must effectively capture and neutralize smoke at the source. Facilities violating this requirement face fines of at least $500 per violation. The law also mandates that hospitals and surgical centers report their compliance policies to the Department of Public Health by April 1, 2026.