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GA HB1091
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/23/2016
Primary Sponsor
Tom Weldon
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AI Summary
- Imposes a temporary moratorium on the acceptance of new applications and issuance of new licenses for narcotic treatment programs in Georgia from the effective date of the act through June 30, 2017, while allowing renewals, name changes, and ownership changes to proceed
- Creates the State Commission on Narcotic Treatment Programs composed of 11 members: 3 state House members, 3 state Senate members, and 5 Governor appointees including the commissioners of community health and behavioral health and representatives of treatment program owners, pharmacists, and law enforcement
- Requires the commission to complete its work by December 31, 2016, examining licensure adequacy, geographic distribution of programs, overdose and suicide data, and needed legislative changes, with the commission abolished on January 1, 2017
- Cites as legislative findings that Georgia ranks 8th in population but 3rd nationally in the number of narcotic treatment programs, with a disproportionate concentration in border cities and documented increases in heroin addiction and overdoses
- Administrative support is provided by the Department of Community Health, which also funds expense allowances for non-legislative, non-state-employee commission members
Legislative Description
State Commission on Narcotic Treatment Programs; create
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/25/2016
Full Bill Text
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