Georgia House Bill 261 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-04 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Human Relations and Aging Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the care and protection of indigent and elderly patients, so as to provide for the establishment of a pilot program to conduct a simulated exchange for health care facilities to purchase and sell charity care credits to meet their charity care requirements; to provide for definitions; to provide for the design of the simulated exchange; to provide for a report; to provide for penalties for nonparticipation; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Health; establish pilot program to conduct a simulated exchange for health care facilities to purchase and sell charity care credits to meet their charity care requirements; provide

Rep. Todd Jones [R]	Rep. Jesse Petrea [R]	Rep. Jason Ridley [R]	Rep. James Hatchett [R]
Rep. Micah Gravley [R]	Rep. Danny Mathis [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-04	House	House Second Readers
2021-02-03	House	House First Readers
2021-02-02	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59255
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/196595