SB 96

  • Georgia Senate Bill
  • 2017-2018 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate
  • Passed Senate Feb 24, 2017
  • Passed House Mar 14, 2017
  • Signed by Governor May 09, 2017

Health; pronouncement of death by registered professional nurses; nursing homes and hospice care; authorize; county medical examiner's duties after notice of suspicious death; make a conforming change

Abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to authorize the pronouncement of death by registered professional nurses, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants of patients in nursing homes even if they are organ donors; to provide for the pronouncement of death by registered professional nurses, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants of patients in hospice care even if they are organ donors; to amend Code Section 45-16-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coroner's or county medical examiner's duties after notice of suspicious or unusual death, so as to make a conforming change; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Sponsors (8)

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Actions


Jul 01, 2017

Georgia General Assembly

Effective Date

May 09, 2017

Senate

Act 236

Senate

Senate Date Signed by Governor

Apr 03, 2017

Senate

Senate Sent to Governor

Mar 14, 2017

House

House Passed/Adopted

House

House Third Readers

Mar 09, 2017

House

House Committee Favorably Reported

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Health & Human Services

Feb 28, 2017

House

House Second Readers

Feb 27, 2017

House

House First Readers

Feb 24, 2017

Senate

Senate Passed/Adopted

Senate

Senate Third Read

Feb 21, 2017

Senate

Senate Read Second Time

Feb 17, 2017

Senate

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Health and Human Services

Jan 31, 2017

Senate

Senate Read and Referred

  • Referral-Committee
Health and Human Services

Jan 30, 2017

Senate

Senate Hopper

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