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GA HB906
Bill
Status
4/2/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michael Smith
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AI Summary
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Personal care homes and assisted living communities may administer insulin, epinephrine, GLP-1, and B12 injections to residents when following physician direction and protocol
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Long-term care facilities with websites must post a prominent link to the state long-term care ombudsman website (www.georgia.ombudsman.org) with required explanatory language about the free, confidential complaint resolution service
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Penalties for failing to post the ombudsman link include a formal warning for the first violation, $100 fine for the second violation, and $200 fine for third and subsequent violations within a 12-month period
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No penalties apply if the website link violation consists solely of a broken, inoperable, or misdirected link, and failure to maintain the link cannot result in license or permit revocation
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Effective date: January 1, 2027
Legislative Description
Health; require long-term care facilities to post a link on their websites to the official website of the office of the long-term care ombudsman
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2/20/2026