Regulation of Hospitals; certified medication aides to administer certain medications to nursing home residents; authorize
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to authorize certified medication aides to administer certain medications to nursing home residents under certain circumstances; to provide criteria and requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 19, 2021
Signed May 4, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2021
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Feb 26, 2021
D
Democratic18
83% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Act 218
upper
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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