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GA HR1528
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/21/2014
Primary Sponsor
Culver Kidd
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AI Summary
- Creates the Georgia Rural Medical Care Joint Study Committee composed of 10 members: 4 state senators appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, 4 state representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, and 2 members appointed by the Governor.
- Directs the committee to study the feasibility of establishing "triage" medical facilities in rural areas to provide emergency and overnight care, stabilize patients, and transport them to hospitals when necessary.
- Addresses the closure or risk of closure of rural hospitals across Georgia and explores repurposing those facilities as triage medical centers to maintain community access to care.
- Requires the committee to review state licensing, regulatory requirements, and federal regulations needed to authorize triage medical facilities in the state.
- Requires a report of findings to the Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, Governor, and Commissioner of Community Health by December 1, 2014, at which point the committee stands abolished.
Legislative Description
Georgia Rural Medical Care Joint Study Committee; create
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/24/2014
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services2/21/2014
Full Bill Text
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