Department of Public Health; eligible for the Low THC Oil Patient Registry; require a physician to submit certain information to the Georgia Composite Medical Board

Added a new section designating ambulance services as essential services in the state.

Added provisions for statutory construction, the EMS Interstate Compact, and related matters.

Changed the committee offering the substitute from Public and Community Health to Rules.

Adjusted line numbers and formatting to accommodate the expanded text.

Physicians must now submit semiannual reports to the Medical Board containing clinical data such as dosages, patient responses, and side effects.

Reports submitted by physicians are strictly limited to research purposes to determine the efficacy of low THC oil treatments.

A physician's failure to submit the required report will no longer serve as grounds for the Department of Public Health to cancel or revoke a patient's registration card.

The bill was updated to explicitly allow the disclosure of confidential registry information to the Georgia Composite Medical Board for investigatory, compliance, or disciplinary purposes.

Removed the requirement for physicians to submit semiannual annual reports containing detailed clinical data such as dosages, patient responses, and side effects to the Medical Board.

Changed the legislative text to authorize the Department of Public Health to disclose registry information, replacing previous language that focused on physician reporting obligations.

Adjusted the bill's title and section references to reflect the removal of the physician reporting mandate and the focus on departmental disclosure authority.