Georgia Senate Bill 74 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-08 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to eliminate certificate of need requirements for all health care facilities except certain long-term care facilities and services; to amend Code Section 50-18-70 of the O.C.G.A., relating to legislative intent and definitions relative to open records laws, so as to revise definitions; to amend Code Section 48-7-29.20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to tax credits for contributions to rural hospital organizations, so as to revise provisions relating to the rural hospital tax credit program; to amend other provisions in various titles of the O.C.G.A., for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Health; certificate of need requirements for all health care facilities except certain long-term facilities and services; eliminate

Sen. Matt Brass [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]	Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]
Sen. Burt Jones [R]	Sen. Chuck Payne [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-08	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-02-07	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54697
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/180698