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GA SB367
Bill
Status
3/6/2026
Primary Sponsor
Bill Cowsert
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AI Summary
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Exempts cancer-focused health care facilities, services, and equipment from Georgia's certificate of need (CON) requirements, including hospitals, clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and oncology research facilities
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Covers medical technology such as linear accelerators, proton therapy systems, and PET scanners used primarily for cancer detection, diagnosis, or treatment
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Requires exempt facilities to comply with federal and state oncology regulations, submit patient volume and treatment data to verify compliance, and provide annual reports
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Exemption applies regardless of ownership structure, hospital affiliation, or location within Georgia
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Exemption does not apply to facilities within 35 miles of an existing nonprofit sole community hospital (per 42 C.F.R. 412.92) that already offers chemotherapy or radiation therapy
Legislative Description
Certificate of Need; health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; provide for exemption
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/10/2026