Georgia House Bill 705 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on April 2 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-12 - 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 Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relating to the governing and regulation of mental health, so as to require a mental health care provider to provide periodic opportunities for a patient to designate a family member or other individual he or she chooses as a person with whom the provider may discuss the patient's medical condition and treatment plan; to provide requirements for the authorization form; to provide for immunity; to provide for statutory construction; to require continuing education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Mental health; require care provider to provide periodic opportunities for a patient to designate a family member or other individual as a person with whom the provider may discuss the patient's medical condition and treatment plan; provisions

Rep. Katie Dempsey [R]	Rep. Rick Jasperse [R]	Rep. Patricia Gardner [D]	Rep. Mary Oliver [D]
Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-12	House	House Second Readers
2016-01-11	House	House First Readers
2015-04-02	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/45238
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/153671