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HB 205 - Dialysis centers; certain personnel; establish standards

Childers, E. (Buddy) M (13th)

Status Summary	HC:	H&E	SC:		FR:	01/26/99	LA:	01/27/99	H - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Chapter 16 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to care and treatment of renal disease, so as to provide for standards of certain personnel of kidney dialysis centers and prohiibit operation of such centers who personnel do not meet those standards; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 31-16-5.1

HB 205                                             LC 11 9658 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Chapter 16 of Title 31 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to care and treatment of renal 
  1- 3  disease, so as to provide for standards of certain personnel 
  1- 4  of kidney dialysis centers and prohibit operation of such 
  1- 5  centers whose personnel do not meet those standards; to 
  1- 6  provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and 
  1- 7  for other purposes. 
 
  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 9                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-10  Chapter 16 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-11  Annotated, relating to care and treatment of renal disease, 
  1-12  is amended by adding after Code Section 31-16-5 a new Code 
  1-13  section to read as follows: 
 
  1-14    "31-16-5.1. 
 
  1-15    The department shall provide by regulation not later than 
  1-16    July 1, 1999, for education, training, and experience 
  1-17    standards for technicians and other personnel performing 
  1-18    medical functions at kidney dialysis centers.  No such 
  1-19    center shall operate in this state on or after January 1, 
  1-20    2000, unless its personnel meet the applicable standards 
  1-21    so established." 
 
  1-22                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-23  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the 
  1-24  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. 
 
  1-25                           SECTION 3. 
 
  1-26  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  1-27  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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