Sharon Cooper
- Republican
- Representative
- District 45
Primary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the department of public health, so as to require healthcare providers, healthcare facilities, and pharmacies to provide the Maternal Mortality Review Committee with psychiatric or other clinical records; to amend Code Section 37-3-166 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to treatment of clinical records, when release permitted, scope of privileged communications, liability for disclosure, and notice to sheriff of discharge, so as to permit the release of clinical records of a deceased patient to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee; to amend Code Section 45-16-24 of the O.C.G.A., relating to notification of suspicious or unusual deaths, court ordered medical examiner's inquiry, and written report of inquiry, so as to remove the requirement that a medical examiner's inquiry for pregnant female deaths be done through a regional perinatal center; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Effective Date
Act 43
House Date Signed by Governor
House Sent to Governor
Senate Third Read
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate Read Second Time
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House Third Readers
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House Second Readers
House First Readers
House Hopper
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| HB 89/AP* | |
| LC 57 0207S/hcs | |
| LC 57 0207S/hs | |
| LC 57 0177/a |
| Document | Format |
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| No related documents. |
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