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GA HB1674

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

4/4/2022

Primary Sponsor

Marvin Lim

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021-2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the scope of the Georgia Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission's comprehensive review to include the knowledge of and access to behavioral health care across cultures, and the need for cultural competence among behavioral health care professionals to be adopted as standard practice
  • Requires mental health facilities to inform each admitted patient of their care and treatment rights in the patient's preferred language
  • Mandates that facilities make accommodations for recorded audiovisual communication of patient rights
  • Amends Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Code Sections 37-1-111 and 37-3-162) relating to mental health services and patient rights

Legislative Description

Mental health; comprehensive review of behavioral health system include review of cultural barriers to treatment; provide

Last Action

House Hopper

4/4/2022

Full Bill Text

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