07 LC 33
1873
House
Bill 427
By:
Representatives Chambers of the
81st,
Knox of the
24th,
Jamieson of the
28th,
Ehrhart of the
36th,
and Rice of the
51st
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as
to provide that certain records of nonprofit hospitals shall be open to
inspection; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, is amended by adding a new
Code section to read as follows:
"31-7-17.
Nonprofit
hospitals licensed under this article shall be subject to Article 4 of Chapter
18 of Title 50 with respect to open records regarding documents relating
to:
(1)
Remuneration, including salary, benefits, equity of any form, in-kind gifts or
services, and any other tangible or intangible item of value, received by an
officer, administrator, president, or chief executive officer of the hospital as
compensation from the hospital;
(2)
Remuneration, including salary, benefits, equity of any form, in-kind gifts or
services, and any other tangible or intangible item of value, received by an
officer, administrator, president, or chief executive officer of the hospital
from any third-party entity doing business with, associated either in contract
or in equity with, or representing or operating on behalf of said hospital, or
who represents said hospital as a fiduciary or nonfiduciary in any other
corporate entity or contractual alliance of any form or fashion;
and
(3)
Hospital-acquired infection rates."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.