Georgia House Bill 248 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-11 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities regarding the regulation of mental health, so as to provide for the regulation and licensure of short-term mental health facilities by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; to provide for a transfer of duties and obligations from the Department of Community Health; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities, Department of; regulation and licensure of short-term mental health facilities; provide

Rep. David Stover [R]

Rep. Lynn Smith [R]

Rep. Jason Spencer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-11	House	House Second Readers
2015-02-10	House	House First Readers
2015-02-09	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43399
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/147026