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GA SR1063
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
3/27/2018
Primary Sponsor
Ben Watson
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AI Summary
- Creates a 13-member Senate Study Committee on Certificate of Need Reform, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, to examine Georgia's static Certificate of Need laws in light of significant changes in health care delivery and costs
- Requires 5 Senate members (at least 3 with health care backgrounds, at least 2 from the minority party) and 8 citizen members representing nonprofit and for-profit health systems, rural hospitals, employed and independent physicians, the insurance industry, and consumers
- Directs the committee to study needs for additional health care facilities in mental health, surgery, and emergency settings, as well as policies to support the survival and growth of rural hospitals
- Requires any findings or proposed legislation recommendations to be approved by majority vote of a quorum and filed with the Secretary of the Senate before the committee's abolishment date
- Committee was set to stand abolished on December 1, 2018, with recommendations intended for the 2019 legislative session; funding comes from Senate appropriations, with member allowances capped at 5 days unless additional days are authorized
Legislative Description
Senate Study Committee on Certificate of Need Reform; create
Last Action
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
3/27/2018
Full Bill Text
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