E894DF3DFE3BF0BA872583B60077DDEE Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
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

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.

02:53:25 PM

Karen Elliot, Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses(AORN), testified in support of the bill.

02:56:33 PM

Mary Ogg, AORN, testified in support of the bill.

03:00:16 PM

Debra Hedrick, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

03:03:23 PM

Chris Lolley, representing himself, testified in support of the health.

03:07:16 PM

The witness panel responded to questions.

03:09:07 PM

Melony Prince, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

03:14:27 PM

Dr. Lisa Hunsicker, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

03:17:31 PM

Michelle Jaskunas, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

03:20:02 PM

Amy Hader, AORN, testified in support of the bill.

03:22:17 PM

The witness panel responded to questions.

03:23:50 PM

Amber Burkhart, Colorado Hospital Association,
testified in support of the bill and responded to questions.

03:25:19 PM

Peggy Camp, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

03:28:40 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 19-1041 to the Committee of the Whole.
	Moved	Pettersen
	Seconded

	Crowder	Yes
	Smallwood	Yes
	Winter	Excused
	Pettersen	Yes
	Fields	Yes
	Final	YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB19-1041 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Colorado General Assembly