Georgia House Bill 801 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-28 - 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 Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to limit the number of patients that may be assigned to a registered professional nurse in specified situations in hospitals; to provide for definitions; to provide that nothing shall preclude a hospital from assigning fewer patients to a registered professional nurse than the established limits; to require the adoption of written policies and procedures for the training and orientation of nursing staff by hospitals; to provide for sanctions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Health; limit the number of patients that may be assigned to a registered professional nurse in specified situations in hospitals; provide

Rep. Sandra Scott [D]	Rep. Mable Thomas [D]	Rep. Viola Davis [D]	Rep. Kim Schofield [D]
Rep. Shelly Hutchinson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-28	House	House Second Readers
2020-01-27	House	House First Readers
2020-01-16	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56787
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/188194