TLC Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to provide for screening, training, and supervision of home health aides; to require certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; to provide for backup home health aides; to require liability insurance coverage; to provide for responsibility of a home health agency for negligence and willful misconduct by home health aides; to provide that home health aides are subject to criminal background checks; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.