HB 629 Georgia House · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Professions and businesses; refusal, suspension, or revocation of the license of a physician who has committed sexual assault on a patient; provide

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to provide for the refusal, suspension, or revocation of the license of a physician who has committed a sexual assault on a patient; to provide for mandatory reporting by health care professionals who have reasonable cause to believe that a physician has committed a sexual assault on a patient; to provide for definitions; to provide for limited liability; to amend Chapter 34A of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to patient right to know, so as to provide for annual reporting to the General Assembly of the number of physicians investigated or disciplined for the sexual assault of patients; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Introduced Mar 14, 2019 Last action Mar 21, 2019
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