Georgia House Bill 135 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-07 - 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 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health care facilities, so as to provide for authorized electronic monitoring in long-term care facilities; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide consent requirements; to provide for notice to the facility; to provide for cost and installation; to provide for an assistance program for Medicaid recipients; to provide for notice to visitors; to prohibit obstruction of electronic monitoring devices; to limit the dissemination of recordings; to provide for admissibility into evidence; to provide for limited liability; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-term Care Facilities Act; enact

Rep. Demetrius Douglas [D]	Rep. Alan Powell [R]	Rep. Henry Howard [D]	Rep. Lee Hawkins [R]
Rep. Mary Robichaux [D]	Rep. Bonnie Rich [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-07	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-06	House	House First Readers
2019-02-05	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54535
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/180302