Georgia Bills

introduced · Georgia · House Dec 29, 2014

HB 28: Controlled substances; patients who are prescribed Schedule II or III for extended periods; require Opioid Education and Pro-Active Addiction Counseling

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice, so as to require Opioid Education and Pro-Active Addiction Counseling for patients who are prescribed Schedule II or III controlled substances by physicians for chronic pain for extended periods; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · Senate Dec 18, 2014

SB 9: Community Health, Board of; reopen the 2014 open enrollment; major medical facility declared out of network; define certain terms (PF)

PF: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-911 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Board of Community Health to establish plan, rules and regulations, extent of coverage, and recommendations to General Assembly for scheduling of maximum fees for hospitals and practitioners, so as to require that the board shall reopen the 2014 open enrollment period to permit any employee whose elected medical claims administrator declared a major medical facility to be out of such administrator's network to elect coverage under a different administrator; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Dec 11, 2014

HB 27: South Fulton, City of; Fulton County; incorporate

A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of South Fulton in Fulton County; to provide for a charter for the City of South Fulton; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for referenda; to provide for an automatic repeal; to provide effective dates and transitional provisions governing the transfer of various functions and responsibilities from Fulton County to the City of South Fulton; to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Dec 3, 2014

HB 19: Driver Services, Department of; designation of participation in an anatomical gift donation program on personal identification cards; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-5-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the issuance of personal identification cards by the Department of Driver Services, so as to provide for the designation of participation in an anatomical gift donation program on personal identification cards; to provide for the dissemination of identifying information for applicants making such election; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for the option of a voluntary contribution from applicants of personal identification cards to prevent blindness and preserve sight; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 21, 2014

HB 1158: Coroners; any person alleging elder abuse may demand an inquest within 30 days after a death; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-16-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when inquest is to be held, special situations, coroner's fee, issuance of subpoenas for books, records, or papers, cost of copying, and limited disclosure of photographs, so as to provide that any person alleging elder abuse may demand a coroner's inquest within 30 days after a death; to provide that a coroner may, but is not required to, hold an inquest; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 21, 2014

HB 1157: Health care providers; provide each person identifying himself or herself as a health care agent with a certain notice

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-32-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to duties and responsibilities of health care providers relative to advance directives for health care, so as to provide that a health care provider shall provide each person identifying himself or herself as a health care agent with a certain notice; to provide for such notice summarizing such agent's responsibilities; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.