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GA HR1449

Resolution

Status

Engrossed

4/12/2010

Primary Sponsor

Mickey Channell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2009-2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Georgia Composite Medical Board to promulgate regulations establishing medically accepted standards of patient care for office-based surgery and anesthesia performed by providers licensed under the board
  • Notes that the number of office-based surgical procedures is expected to increase as suitable equipment and technology become more widely available to individual practitioners
  • References core principles developed by the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, and other national medical specialty societies as existing best-practice frameworks
  • States that more than 26 states have already adopted standards for office-based surgery and anesthesia through acts, regulations, or guidelines
  • Identifies Georgia as the only state in the Southeast without office-based surgery regulations

Legislative Description

Georgia Composite Medical Board; surgery and anesthesia; establish regulations; urge

Last Action

House Passed/Adopted

4/12/2010

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services3/8/2010

Full Bill Text

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