Georgia House Bill 544 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-10 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hospitalization and treatment of alcoholics, drug dependent individuals, and drug abusers, so as to revise procedures regarding emergency involuntary treatment; to require the affidavits of the persons upon which an emergency involuntary treatment order is based to be made part of the patient evaluation and among the documents that influence treatment decisions; to provide for notification of such persons; to allow such persons to be designated as patient representatives; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Mental health; procedures regarding emergency involuntary treatment; revise

Rep. Chuck Efstration [R]

Rep. Mary Oliver [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-10	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-03-01	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-28	House	House First Readers
2019-02-28	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55614
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/183351
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/192749