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GA SB357
Bill
AI Summary
- Establishes the Health Coordination and Innovation Council of the State of Georgia, an 18-member body assigned to the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, with initial terms beginning July 1, 2018, and a sunset date of July 1, 2022
- Council membership includes 6 ex officio state agency heads (community health, public health, human services, behavioral health, and substance abuse commissioners plus the director of health care policy), 8 appointed members (6 by the Governor, 1 by the Lieutenant Governor, 1 by the Speaker), and 4 ex officio members (Insurance Commissioner, corrections and economic development commissioners, and the Attorney General)
- Creates the position of director of health care policy and strategic planning within the Office of Planning and Budget, reporting directly to the Governor, with duties including coordinating health care innovation, identifying state health priorities, and overseeing partnerships across federal, state, regional, and local levels
- Redirects annual reporting from 13 existing health-related boards, commissions, and offices—including the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, Trauma Care Network Commission, Behavioral Health Coordinating Council, and Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund—to the new council instead of the Governor, General Assembly, or legislative committees
- Establishes a 13- to 19-member advisory board appointed by the Governor, with a majority being non-government employees, to review the state health care plan, comment on grant applications within 30 days, and provide ongoing counsel to the director and council
Legislative Description
Health Coordination and Innovation Council of the State of Georgia; create
Last Action
Veto V21
5/8/2018
Full Bill Text
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