HB 1299 - Certain hospital authorities; contract with nonprofit corporations; require

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Committees

HC:SCG
SC:GvtO

Current Status

04/04/08 - Senate Insists

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to require that certain hospital authorities contract with nonprofit corporations for the operation and management of its hospitals; to provide for definitions; to provide that a hospital authority that is not in compliance shall not receive trauma funding; to provide for enforcement; to provide that failure to contract with a nonprofit organization shall be considered a minimum function of a hospital authority for purposes of removal of members; to provide that the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission shall withhold trauma funds from a hospital authority which does not contract with a nonprofit organization; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date	Time	Vote No	Yeas	Nays	NV	Exc	Description
03/11/2008	10:33PM	House Vote #818	106	061	004	009	PASS
03/11/2008	10:34PM	House Vote #819	061	100	010	009	RECON
04/01/2008	8:21PM	Senate Vote #901	033	016	003	004	PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
04/04/2008	11:03AM	House Vote #1037	048	103	019	010	Agree Sen Sub as Am

Status History

Bill History
Date	Action
02/22/2008	House First Readers
02/26/2008	House Second Readers
03/05/2008	House Committee Favorably Reported
03/11/2008	House Third Readers
03/11/2008	House Passed/Adopted
03/11/2008	Senate Read and Referred
03/28/2008	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/28/2008	Senate Read Second Time
04/01/2008	Senate Third Read
04/01/2008	Senate Passed/Adopted
04/04/2008	House Disagrees Senate Amend/Sub
04/04/2008	Senate Insists

Footnotes

3/11/2008 Modified Structured Rule
3/11/2008 Passed House by Rules Committee Substitute