Georgia Senate Bill 424 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-24 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the certificate of need program, so as to require general cancer hospitals to provide at least 3 percent uncompensated indigent or charity care; to require the publishing of a detailed accounting of all unpaid fines and other amounts owed by a general cancer hospital; to require that any fines and other penalties in arrears are paid prior to approval of any new inpatient beds; to provide that any new inpatient beds of a general cancer hospital be located in rural counties with no hospitals; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Accessible Health Care for Rural Georgia Act"; general cancer hospitals; provide 3 percent uncompensated indigent or charity care; require; enact

Sen. Brandon Beach [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-24	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-02-21	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57654
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/190676