Georgia Senate Bill 441 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-01 - 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 Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of controlled substances, so as to revise notification requirements for prescribers prescribing opioids; to require prescribers to discuss with patients, their parent, or guardian the risks of addiction, dependence, and fatal overdose associated with opioid use and all available alternative treatments; to require prescribers to document the notification in the patient's file; to require prescribers to provide information regarding the safe disposal, if available, to patients, their parent, or guardian; to exclude prescribers for certain patient groups from this Code section; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Controlled Substances; notification requirements for prescribers prescribing opioids; revise

Sen. Nikki Merritt [D]	Sen. Jason Esteves [D]	Sen. Harold Jones [D]	Sen. Kim Jackson [D]
Sen. Sonya Halpern [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-01	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2024-01-31	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66564
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/222558