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GA HB910
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/24/2014
Primary Sponsor
Trey Kelley
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AI Summary
- Georgia's Department of Community Health is authorized to approve medical-legal partnerships and establish standards and guidelines for such programs, with input from legal services organizations, community health advocacy organizations, hospitals, and other health care providers.
- Medical-legal partnerships are defined as nonprofit collaborations between one or more medical service providers and one or more legal services programs (including law school-based programs) that provide free legal services to income-eligible individuals on matters impacting their health.
- The department's existing grant authority is expanded to include medical-legal partnerships alongside hospital authorities and hospitals as eligible recipients of public health grants, subject to available funds.
- Partnerships that meet the department's standards and demonstrate the ability to provide high-quality, patient-centered legal services addressing health-related legal needs shall be approved by the department for grant eligibility.
- Approval under this provision is voluntary; no medical-legal partnership or similar entity is required to seek department approval in order to operate.
Legislative Description
Community Health, Department of; authorize medical-legal partnerships; provisions
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/25/2014
Full Bill Text
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