Georgia House Bill 1332

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on February 20 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-22 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other healthcare facilities, so as to prohibit healthcare facilities from instituting any policy that limits patients' abilities to be visited by a legal representative as a condition precedent to obtaining or maintaining a permit to operate a healthcare facility; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for reasonable safety precautions; to authorize temporary suspension or termination of access of a legal representative; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for enforcement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

No Patient Left Alone Act; enact

Rep. Mesha Mainor [D]	Rep. Mark Newton [R]	Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Rep. David Clark [R]
Rep. Patty Stinson [D]	Rep. Mitchell Horner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-22	House	House Second Readers
2024-02-21	House	House First Readers
2024-02-20	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/67211
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/224623