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GA HB906

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/2/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michael Smith

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Personal care homes and assisted living communities may administer insulin, epinephrine, GLP-1, and B12 injections to residents when following physician direction and protocol

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Human Relations and Aging4/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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