Bill Text: GA HB89 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: State employees' or board of regents' health insurance plan; Medicaid; require

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted [HB89 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB89-Comm_Sub.html

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09 LC 33 3142S

The House Committee on Health and Human Services offers the following substitute to HB 89:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to define the term "radiologist assistant"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, is amended by adding a new Code section to Article 1 of Chapter 34, relating to general provisions relative to physicians, acupuncture, physician's assistants, cancer and glaucoma treatment, respiratory care, clinical perfusionists, and orthotics and prosthetics practice, to read as follows:

"43-34-4.

For purposes of this chapter, the term 'radiologist assistant' means an advanced level certified diagnostic radiologic technologist who assists radiologists under levels of supervision defined by the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners in performing advanced diagnostic imaging procedures as determined by board rule, including, but not limited to, enteral and parenteral procedures when performed under the direction of the supervising radiologist and may include injecting diagnostic agents to sites other than intravenous, performing diagnostic aspirations and localizations, and assisting radiologists with other invasive procedures."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.