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GA HB1533

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/15/2022

Primary Sponsor

Mark Newton

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021-2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Healthcare professionals participating in career fatigue and wellness programs are protected from having their participation reported to licensing boards (Georgia Board of Nursing, Georgia Composite Medical Board, State Board of Pharmacy), unless there is reasonable probability the participant is not competent to practice or poses a danger to themselves, patients, or the public
  • "Healthcare professional" is defined to include persons licensed, registered, or certified by the covered boards, as well as students enrolled in schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, or pharmacy
  • "Professional programs" must be established or contracted by a statewide 501(c)(6) association that primarily represents healthcare professionals licensed in medicine or osteopathic medicine across multiple specialties; active participants in a program may not be employed by or hold a financial ownership interest in it
  • Members of and consultants to committees that review, evaluate, or make recommendations on professional programs are granted civil immunity for acts, decisions, omissions, or utterances made in the performance of their duties
  • Proceedings, records, reports, findings, and deliberations of professional programs are shielded from discovery or introduction as evidence in civil actions, unless a court determines after an in camera hearing that extraordinary circumstances exist and the evidence is not otherwise available; factual information regarding specific patient care is not protected by this privilege

Legislative Description

Professions and businesses; professional programs that address career fatigue and wellness in healthcare professionals are not obligated to report to licensing boards except in certain circumstances; provide

Last Action

Senate Tabled

4/1/2022

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services3/16/2022
Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care3/8/2022

Full Bill Text

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