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BILL SUMMARY For HB19-1041
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 7, 2019
Location LSB B
HB19-1041 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
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02:49:18 PM |
Senator Rodriguez, bill sponsor, presented House Bill
19-1041. The bill requires health facilities that perform surgery (hospitals
and ambulatory surgical centers) to adopt and implement a policy to use
a surgical smoke evacuation system during any procedure using energy-generating
surgical medical devices that produce a gaseous by-product known as surgical
smoke.
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02:53:25 PM |
Karen Elliot, Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses(AORN), testified in support of the bill.
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02:56:33 PM |
Mary Ogg, AORN, testified in support of the bill.
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03:00:16 PM |
Debra Hedrick, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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03:03:23 PM |
Chris Lolley, representing himself, testified in support of the health.
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03:07:16 PM |
The witness panel responded to questions.
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03:09:07 PM |
Melony Prince, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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03:14:27 PM |
Dr. Lisa Hunsicker, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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03:17:31 PM |
Michelle Jaskunas, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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03:20:02 PM |
Amy Hader, AORN, testified in support of the bill.
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03:22:17 PM |
The witness panel responded to questions.
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03:23:50 PM |
Amber Burkhart, Colorado Hospital Association,
testified in support of the bill and responded to questions.
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03:25:19 PM |
Peggy Camp, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
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03:28:40 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 19-1041 to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Pettersen |
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Crowder |
Yes |
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Smallwood |
Yes |
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Winter |
Excused |
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Pettersen |
Yes |
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Fields |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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