Georgia Senate Bill 361 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-05 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate 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 require hospitals to establish protocols for the early recognition and treatment of sepsis; to require training of hospital staff on the protocols; to provide for data collection; to provide for submission of protocols to the Department of Community Health upon request; to provide for certain actions by the Department of Community Health subject to appropriations; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Jay's Law"; establish protocols for the early recognition and treatment of sepsis; require hospitals; enact

Sen. Lester Jackson [D]

Sen. Emanuel Jones [D]

Sen. Zahra Karinshak [D]

Sen. Jennifer Jordan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-05	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-02-04	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57209
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/189381