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GA SB391
Bill
Status
Passed
4/15/2014
Primary Sponsor
Don Balfour
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AI Summary
- Every medical facility in Georgia must make a good faith application to the southern regional TRICARE managed care support contractor for certification by July 1, 2015
- Facilities that fail to qualify for TRICARE certification must implement a plan to address deficiencies within one year of receiving notice of disqualification
- Medical facilities must submit reports to the commissioner documenting their TRICARE application efforts, including copies of applications, acceptances, rejections, and correspondence; however, facilities are not required to actually enter into a TRICARE contract or participate as a network or non-network provider
- Creates a $1,000 Georgia income tax deduction per clerkship for noncompensated community-based faculty physicians who supervise medical, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner core clerkships, with a minimum of 3 and maximum of 10 clerkships per calendar year
- Qualifying clerkships must involve students enrolled in Georgia medical, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner schools who complete at least 160 hours of community-based instruction in specified disciplines; the deduction applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014
Legislative Description
Health; provide that each medical facility make a good faith application; TRICARE network
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2014
Full Bill Text
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