Georgia House Bill 1498 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-20 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Public Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-9-6.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure of certain information to persons undergoing certain surgical or diagnostic procedures, failure to comply, exceptions, and regulations establishing standards for implementation, so as to prohibit certain examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient without prior informed consent; to provide that informed consent shall be deemed valid consent for other medical personnel under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Health; certain examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient without prior informed consent; prohibit

Rep. Teri Anulewicz [D]	Rep. Marvin Lim [D]	Rep. Esther Panitch [D]	Rep. Michelle Au [D]
Rep. Park Cannon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-20	House	House Second Readers
2024-03-18	House	House First Readers
2024-03-14	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/68918
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/227528