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04 HB 1709/AP
House Bill 1709 (AS PASSED HOUSE
AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Channell of the 77th, Parrish of the 102nd, Shaw of the 143rd, Orrock of the 51st, and Parham of the 94th
By: Representatives Channell of the 77th, Parrish of the 102nd, Shaw of the 143rd, Orrock of the 51st, and Parham of the 94th
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 nursing homes annually offer an influenza
virus vaccine to all medicare and Medicaid eligible patients and private pay
patients and a pneumococcal bacteria vaccine to all medicare eligible and
private pay patients over 65 years of age in their facilities; 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 striking subsection (a) of Code Section 31-7-2.1, relating to
rules and regulations, availability of reports of cited deficiencies, and
disclosure of survey worksheets and documents, and inserting in its place the
following:
"(a) The department shall adopt and promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations which in its judgment are necessary to protect the health and lives of patients and shall prescribe and set out the kind and quality of building, equipment, facilities, and institutional services which institutions shall have and use in order to properly care for their patients. Such rules and regulations shall require that all nursing homes annually offer unless contraindicated, contingent on availability, an influenza virus vaccine to all medicare and Medicaid eligible patients and private pay patients in their facilities, in accordance with the rules and regulations established pursuant to this subsection. Such rules and regulations shall also require that all nursing homes annually offer unless contraindicated, contingent on availability, a pneumococcal bacteria vaccine to all medicare eligible patients and all private pay patients, 65 years of age or older, in their facilities, in accordance with the rules and regulations established pursuant to this subsection."
SECTION 2.
"(a) The department shall adopt and promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations which in its judgment are necessary to protect the health and lives of patients and shall prescribe and set out the kind and quality of building, equipment, facilities, and institutional services which institutions shall have and use in order to properly care for their patients. Such rules and regulations shall require that all nursing homes annually offer unless contraindicated, contingent on availability, an influenza virus vaccine to all medicare and Medicaid eligible patients and private pay patients in their facilities, in accordance with the rules and regulations established pursuant to this subsection. Such rules and regulations shall also require that all nursing homes annually offer unless contraindicated, contingent on availability, a pneumococcal bacteria vaccine to all medicare eligible patients and all private pay patients, 65 years of age or older, in their facilities, in accordance with the rules and regulations established pursuant to this subsection."
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
repealed.