HB 417 - Hospital Infections Disclosure Act; enact

Sponsored By

• (1) Powell,Alan 29th
• (2) Butler,Mark 18th
• (3) Benfield,Stephanie 85th
• (4) Reese,Bobby 98th

Committees

• HC:H&HS
• SC:

Current Status

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health care facilities, so as to provide a short title; to provide definitions; to require certain reports by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers concerning hospital acquired infections; to require certain reports by the Department of Human Resources; to provide for an advisory committee and its membership and duties; to provide for sanctions for failure to make reports; to provide for enforcement; to provide for sanctions for violations; to provide for privacy; to provide for publication and availability of such reports; to authorize the department to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Versions

1. LC 28 2087/a