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House
Resolution 1232
By:
Representatives Coleman of the
144th,
Brown of the
69th,
Harbin of the
118th,
Channell of the
116th,
Parrish of the
156th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the House Medical Device Study Committee; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
a number of serious issues and concerns related to medical devices designed and
manufactured for implantation in the human body through surgical procedures,
including but not limited to heart valves, pacemakers, knee joint replacements,
and hip joint replacements, and the costs of such devices to the state and state
sponsored programs such as the State Health Benefit Plan and Medicaid, have come
to the attention of members of the House of Representatives; and
WHEREAS,
many of these issues and concerns warrant study during the interim between the
2006 and 2007 regular sessions of the General Assembly.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created
the House Medical Device Study Committee to be composed of six members of the
House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives. The Speaker shall designate a member of the committee as
chairperson of the committee. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the
committee.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the
conditions, needs, issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and
recommend any action or legislation which the committee deems necessary or
appropriate. The committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such
times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and
effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and
purposes of this resolution. The members of the committee shall receive the
allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated. The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received
by any member of the committee for more than ten days unless additional days are
authorized. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution
shall come from the funds appropriated to the House of Representatives. In the
event the committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations, with
suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, such report shall be made on or
before December 1, 2006. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1,
2006.