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GA SB372
Bill
Status
Passed
6/29/2020
Primary Sponsor
Blake Tillery
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AI Summary
- Expands the naloxone exemption from dangerous drug regulations to allow supply by licensed distributors or wholesalers, in addition to dispensers, when used for drug overdose prevention
- Eliminates the 11-member advisory council attached to the Office of Women's Health, removes its reporting requirements, and adds raising awareness of women's reproductive health issues to the office's duties
- Repeals most of Chapter 16 (care and treatment of chronic renal disease patients), including the Kidney Disease Advisory Committee (KDAC) and the Department of Public Health's kidney disease program, while retaining physician-patient discretion over kidney dialyzer reuse
- Extends the time periods before vital records are transferred to State Archives from 100 to 125 years after date of birth and from 75 to 100 years after date of death or marriage/divorce application
- Updates terminology across multiple code sections by replacing "venereal" with "sexually transmitted," removes the mandatory requirement for the Department of Public Health to promulgate rules on premarital fact sheets, and streamlines HIV testing procedures for AIDS-transmitting crime convictions by removing the Department's role in arranging tests
Legislative Description
Public Health; provisions; modernize, clarify, and update; certain councils and committees; eliminate
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2020
Full Bill Text
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