ACTION ALERT: SURGICAL SMOKE LEGISLATION
| The Florida Nurses Association seeks your assistance to improve workplace safety for nurses who work in Surgical Centers. Legislative Action Alert: Nurses in Senate District 14 Needed!(Senate District 14 includes parts of Hillsborough County)For the past several years, the Florida Nurses Association has been working diligently to pass legislation requiring mandatory surgical smoke evacuation in hospitals and surgical centers. Surgical smoke contains harmful chemicals, viruses, and cellular debris that threaten the health and safety of nurses, surgical teams, and patients. After years of advocacy, we are closer than ever — and having Representative Josie Tomkow’s support will be crucial in advancing HB 93. We need every nurse living in Senate District 14 to take action now. Please contact Representative Tomkow through either a handwritten note or an email. Your outreach will help ensure she understands the importance of this issue to nurses in her district.How to Take ActionOption 1: Send a Handwritten NoteWrite a short message in your own words urging Representative Tomkow to support HB 93 – Protection from Surgical Smoke. Please include your full name and return mailing address in your signature line. Mail to:Representative Josie Tomkow209 Palmetto StreetAuburndale, FL 33823-3426 Include the FNA Talking Points on Surgical Smoke Protection.Option 2: Send an EmailEmail a brief message asking her to support HB 93 and share why surgical smoke evacuation matters in your practice. Again, be sure to include your return mailing address in your signature block.Email Rep. Tomkow: josie.tomkow@myfloridahouse.govCC FNA Lobbyist Jack Cory: jackcory@paconsultants.com Include the FNA Talking Points on Surgical Smoke Protection. Thank you for supporting FNA in advancing legislation to protect nurses and patients! What HB 93 Does Requires hospitals and surgical centers to use smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. This bill aim to protect healthcare workers and patients from the hazards of inhaling surgical smoke, which can contain toxic chemicals, viruses, and cellular debris. |
| Questions regarding our legislative work? Email Willa Hill at whill@floridanurse.org. |
| Florida Nurses Association1235 E. Concord StreetOrlando, FL 32803Phone 407-487-2230 | Fax 407-887-0692www.floridanurse.org |
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