Georgia House Bill 374 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on May 11 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-11 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-7-12.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensing of assisted living communities, legislative intent, definitions, procedures, and requirements for medication aides, so as to authorize certified medication aides to administer medications to residents under hospice care pursuant to a physician's written orders; to amend Code Section 43-26-12, relating to exceptions to the licensure of registered professional nurses, so as to provide that the administration of medication by certified medication aides under specific criteria does not require licensure as a registered professional nurse; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Health; administer medications to residents under hospice care pursuant to a physician's written orders; authorize certified medication aides

Rep. John LaHood [R]

Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]

Rep. Jesse Petrea [R]

Sen. Dean Burke [R]

2019-03-18 - Senate - Senate Vote #203 (Y: 48 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-03-04 - House - House Vote #108 (Y: 165 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-11		Effective Date
2019-05-11		Act 320
2019-05-11	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-04	House	House Sent to Governor
2019-03-18	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2019-03-18	Senate	Senate Third Read
2019-03-14	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2019-03-13	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2019-03-05	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-03-04	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-04	House	House Third Readers
2019-02-25	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-02-21	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-20	House	House First Readers
2019-02-19	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55137
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/181878
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/182803
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/183555
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/185105
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55137#16657
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55137#16914