A RESOLUTION recognizing January 25, 2017, as Physician's Day at the capitol; saluting the physicians of Georgia; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing January 25, 2017, as Physician's Day at the capitol; saluting the physicians of Georgia; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Schedule I controlled substances, so as add a synthetic opioid to Schedule I; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to expand the certified nurse aide registry to nurse aides who provide services in private residences; to provide for inquiries and complaints; to provide that the registry be easily located on the department's website; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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 restrict civil actions against passive investors in nursing homes and intermediate care homes; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedure; to provide for insurance or self-insurance trusts as a condition precedent to obtaining or maintaining a permit to operate a nursing home or intermediate care home; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to services for the aging, so as to transfer the oversight of such services to the Department of Community Health; to provide for the department to establish a community care unit within the Division of Medical Assistance; to delete certain provisions related to the implementation of a community care system; to provide for an annual community care plan to be incorporated into the State Plan for Medical Assistance; to change references to agency to department; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 26-4-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grounds for suspension, revocation, or refusal to grant pharmacy licenses, so as to revise a provision relating to employing the mails or common carriers to sell, distribute, and deliver prescription drugs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, acupuncturists, and others, so as to require licensure of lactation consultants; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for an advisory committee; to provide for licensure application and qualifications; to provide for license renewal; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the care and protection of indigent and elderly patients, so as to provide for the establishment and operation of a drug repository program to accept and dispense unused prescription drugs; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to pharmacists and pharmacies, so as to repeal the "Utilization of Unused Prescription Drugs Act"; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to medical assistance generally, so as to revise a provision for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacists and pharmacies, so as to authorize licensed health practitioners to prescribe albuterol sulfate for schools; to authorize pharmacists to fill such prescriptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
