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GA SB424
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/21/2020
Primary Sponsor
Brandon Beach
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AI Summary
- General cancer hospitals granted a certificate of need must provide uncompensated indigent or charity care to Georgia residents equal to at least 3 percent of adjusted gross revenues and must provide care to Medicaid beneficiaries
- By October 1, 2020, general cancer hospitals with any unpaid fines, penalties, fees, or other payments owed to the state must publish a detailed accounting of those amounts on their website, in the local legal organ annually, and provide written notice to each patient
- General cancer hospitals must pay all outstanding fines and unpaid amounts to the department before any new inpatient beds can be approved
- Effective July 1, 2020, any new inpatient beds approved for a general cancer hospital must be located in rural counties with no existing hospitals
- Violations of indigent care agreements carry a monetary penalty equal to the difference between the agreed-upon and actually provided service amounts, and may result in revocation of the certificate of need
Legislative Description
"Accessible Health Care for Rural Georgia Act"; general cancer hospitals; provide 3 percent uncompensated indigent or charity care; require; enact
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/24/2020
Full Bill Text
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