A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state health planning and development, so as to provide for a five-year phase-in decrease in the percentage of out-of-state patients required to compose the patient base; to eliminate the licensed bed capacity maximum for destination cancer hospitals in two years; to increase the required charity care of a destination cancer hospital for purposes of certificate of need for the next five years; to provide for a five-year delayed repeal of provisions relating to the differentiated requirements for destination cancer hospitals; to amend other provisions for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rep. Sharon Cooper
Sponsored bills
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-34-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to delegation of certain medical acts to advanced practice registered nurses, so as to provide an exception to the number of advanced practice registered nurses with which a delegating physician can enter into a protocol agreement at any one time for nurses in certain locations under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION promoting awareness of cervical cancer prevention and the availability of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to the parents and children of the State of Georgia and recognizing February 24, 2017, as Cervical Cancer Prevention Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 24, 2017, as "Community Health Centers Day" and commending the Georgia Association for Primary Health Care on its 40th Anniversary; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to nurses, so as to enter into an interstate compact known as the "Nurse Licensure Compact"; to authorize the Georgia Board of Nursing to exercise certain powers with respect to the compact; to provide for general provisions and jurisdiction; to provide for applications for licensure in a party state; to provide for additional authorities invested in party state licensing boards; to provide for a coordinated licensure information system and exchange of information between the party states; to provide for the establishment of the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators; to provide for rulemaking; to provide for oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending Georgia's Community Service Boards and recognizing February 23, 2017, as Community Service Boards Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Georgia State University's Advanced Health Policy Institute and its instructors; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending the Nation of Israel for its cordial and mutually beneficial relationship with the United States and the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing Thursday, March 9, 2017, as Lupus Awareness Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Rural Health Association and recognizing March 1, 2017, as Rural Health Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.