Georgia - Session 1033
Title: Hospitals; allow rural hospitals to join together to allow further purchasing power with third-party payors but retain their independence
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county and municipal hospital authorities, so as to allow rural hospitals to join together to allow further purchasing power with third-party payors but retain their independence; to provide for legislative findings and intentions; to provide for the application doctrine developed in federal antitrust jurisprudence; to provide for construction; to provide for immunity; to provide for collaboration; to provide for joint negotiations with third-party payors; to provide for best practices; to provide for shared staffing; to provide for certain immunity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-06 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-03-06 | Latest Action | Senate Read and Referred |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1097 | Mental health; criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; provide | in_committee |
| HB 1238 | Community Health, Department of; submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement | in_committee |
| HB 1374 | Insurance; methods of payment to healthcare providers; provide certain requirements | in_committee |
| HB 154 | Emergency medical services; designate ambulance services as an essential service | in_committee |
| HB 717 | Medical Practice Act; regulation of the administration of psychedelic-assisted treatment and therapy; provide | in_committee |
| HR 1797 | Grady Memorial Hospital; rename to Grady-Bell Memorial Hospital; urge | introduced |
| SB 444 | Private Review Agents; certain decisions with regard to the provision of insurance coverage for healthcare services shall not be based solely on artificial intelligence systems; provide | passed_upper |
| SB 626 | 'Georgia Medical Debt Fairness Act'; enact | in_committee |