NEW: Georgia Health Care Laws [July 1, 2023]

TOPICS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED ON THIS ME-P NOW REALITY IN 2024

By Staff Reporters

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HB 383 (Safer Hospitals Act)

This will increase the penalties for assault on healthcare workers while on the job. It also allows hospitals to create their own police forces.

Senate Bill 46 

Physicians and healthcare workers will now be required to test all pregnant women for HIV and syphilis at the first prenatal visit.

House Bill 416

This authorizes qualified pharmacy technicians to administer certain vaccines, such as COVID-19.

Healthy Babies Act

This will authorize the Department of Public Health to conduct a pilot program that will provide visits to at-risk and under served rural communities during pregnancy and early childhood.

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HB591 – The bill relates to mental health and it authorizes marriage and family therapists to perform certain acts that physicians and psychologists are authorized to perform regarding emergency exams for involuntary evaluation and treatment for mental illness, alcohol or drug abuse. 

HB548 – The bill provides reasonable access to records concerning reports of child abuse to the Administrative Office of the Courts.  

HB128 – This bill enacts Gracie’s Law, which prohibits providers from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due to physical or mental disabilities.

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