GA HR1110

Urges the Georgia General Assembly to support legislation establishing a comprehensive electronic inpatient psychiatric bed registry to track available beds statewide in real time

Registry would be accessible to emergency departments, community mental health providers, law enforcement, crisis hotlines, health plans, and families seeking psychiatric care

Calls for the registry to include both public and private providers, with strong privacy protections, real-time data updating requirements, and enforcement mechanisms

Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to implement the registry expeditiously following passage and provide regular progress reports to the General Assembly

Aims to reduce wait times, improve care coordination, address regional disparities in psychiatric bed access, and help the state better allocate mental health resources