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GA HR1449
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
4/12/2010
Primary Sponsor
Mickey Channell
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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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