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HB 1212 - Health care facilities; certain hospital sales; exempt from prov

Powell, Alan T (23rd)	Hudson, Newt (156th)	Floyd, Johnny W (138th)
Channell, R. M. (Mickey) (111th)	Pinholster, Garland (15th)	Coleman, Terry L (142nd)

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First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health care facilities, so as to exempt the purchase, sale, or lease of certain hospitals having fewer than 100 beds from certain restrictions relating to those transactions; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 31-7-401.1

HB 1212                                            LC 11 9951 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to health care facilities, so as 
  1- 3  to exempt the purchase, sale, or lease of certain hospitals 
  1- 4  having fewer than 100 beds from certain restrictions 
  1- 5  relating to those transactions; to repeal conflicting laws; 
  1- 6  and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 7       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 8                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1- 9  Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-10  Annotated, relating to health care facilities, is amended by 
  1-11  adding at the end of Code Section 31-7-89.1, relating to 
  1-12  sale or lease of hospital authority owned hospitals, a new 
  1-13  subsection to read as follows: 
 
  1-14    "(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of 
  1-15    this Code section, the sale or lease of assets of a 
  1-16    hospital having fewer than 100 beds shall not be subject 
  1-17    to Article 15 of this chapter." 
 
  1-18                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-19  Said chapter is further amended by adding after Code Section 
  1-20  31-7-401, relating to notice of acquisitions of certain 
  1-21  nonprofit hospitals, the following: 
 
  1-22    "31-7-401.1. 
 
  1-23    Notwithstanding the other provisions of this article, the 
  1-24    purchase, lease, or sale of the assets of a hospital 
  1-25    having fewer than 100 beds shall not be an acquisition or 
  1-26    disposition subject to this article." 
 
  1-27                           SECTION 3. 
 
  1-28  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  1-29  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
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