SB 423 - Ray Biddie/Gene Mullis Act; regulate patient care dialysis technicians; provide licensing requirements; renewal/reinstatement of licenses

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Current Status

03/24/06 - House Committee Favorably Reported

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 44 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to renal disease facilities, so as to provide a short title; to revise a definition for purposes of conformity; to revise certain provisions relating to the adoption of rules relative to end stage renal disease facilities and personnel thereof; to revise certain provisions relating to minimum standards for curricula, instructors, and training dialysis and reuse technicians; to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of professions and businesses, so as to add a new Chapter 30A regulating patient care dialysis technicians; to provide for definitions; to provide for licensing requirements for patient care dialysis technicians; to provide for the renewal and reinstatement of licenses; to provide for powers of the Georgia Board of Nursing relating to the regulation of patient care dialysis technicians; to provide for authorized activities of patient care dialysis technicians; to provide for delegation of dialysis care by a registered professional nurse to a patient care dialysis technician; to provide for the use of titles and other indications of licensure; to provide for applications under oath; to provide for the creation, composition, and duties of the Patient Care Dialysis Technician Advisory Council; to provide for disciplinary actions; to provide for violations; to provide for actions to enjoin; to provide for administrative procedures; to revise certain provisions relating to the nonapplicability of Code Section 43-34-177 for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/01/06 12:28 PM Senate Vote #723 050 000 000 006 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
01/12/2006 Senate Read and Referred
02/23/2006 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/28/2006 Senate Read Second Time
03/01/2006 Senate Third Read
03/01/2006 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/02/2006 House First Readers
03/06/2006 House Second Readers
03/24/2006 House Committee Favorably Reported