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HB24 sen floor amend 1
ADOPTED
SENATE
Senators
Hill of the 32nd and Harp of the 29th offered the following
amendment:
Amend
the senate committee substitute (LC 29 2864S) to HB 24 by inserting a new
Section 21 to read “Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
relating to health, is amended by adding to the end of Chapter 5A, relating to
the Department of Community Health, a new Code section to read as
follows:
“31-5A-7. Performance and outcome data and pricing data for selected medical conditions, surgeries and procedures in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers in Georgia shall be reported to the Department of Community Health on a regular basis. The Department shall provide for the establishment of a website for the purpose of providing consumers on the cost and quality of healthcare in Georgia to include but not be limited to cost comparison information on certain prescription drugs at different pharmacies in Georgia, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers and facilities in Georgia.”
“31-5A-7. Performance and outcome data and pricing data for selected medical conditions, surgeries and procedures in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers in Georgia shall be reported to the Department of Community Health on a regular basis. The Department shall provide for the establishment of a website for the purpose of providing consumers on the cost and quality of healthcare in Georgia to include but not be limited to cost comparison information on certain prescription drugs at different pharmacies in Georgia, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers and facilities in Georgia.”