Georgia House Bill 913

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-12 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Public Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide for the establishment of a grant program for the purpose of creating emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing (EmPATH) units in hospitals; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for administration of such grant program; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for certification of EmPATH units; to provide for an appropriations contingency; to provide for funding or gifts in kind; to provide for exclusions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

EmPATH Georgia Act; enact

Rep. Imani Barnes [D]	Rep. James Beverly [D]	Rep. Mary Oliver [D]	Rep. Gregg Kennard [D]
Rep. Michelle Au [D]	Rep. Samuel Park [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-12	House	House Second Readers
2024-01-11	House	House First Readers
2024-01-10	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66004
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/221016