Rep. Sharon Cooper
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Georgia 2009-2010 Regular Session
Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Act; enact [HB-866]
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[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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 grants to hospitals and other health care facilities in physician underserved rural areas; to provide for grant requirements; to provide for conditions of grants; to provide for contracts; to provide for penalties; to provide for cancellation of contracts; to revise the criteria for a physician to be eligible to receive a service cancelable loan; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sharon Cooper
Effective Date on 07/01/2010
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Motor vehicles; driving under the influence of alcohol; provisions [HB-92]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide that any person convicted for the first time of the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol with an alcohol concentration of 0.15 grams or more shall be required to undergo a clinical evaluation and possible treatment; to provide for enhanced penalties for such persons; to amend Code Section 42-8-111 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to court ordered installation of ignition
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sharon Cooper
House Second Readers on 01/16/2009
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Georgia 2009-2010 Regular Session
Community Health, Department of; regulatory authority; revise provisions [HB-994]
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to revise the regulatory authority of the Department of Community Health with respect to various facilities and entities; to authorize the department to establish a schedule of fees for licensure activities for institutions and other health care related entities required to be licensed, permitted, registered, or commissioned by the department; to repeal various provisions relating to licensure of clinical laboratories; to revise various
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sharon Cooper
Effective Date on 07/01/2010
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Georgia 2009-2010 Regular Session
Health care system; no law shall compel participation; provide - CA [HR-1086]
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A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that no law or rule or regulation shall compel any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in any health care system and to authorize persons and employers to pay directly for lawful health care services without penalties or fines; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sharon Cooper
House Reconsidered on 03/24/2010
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Georgia 2009-2010 Regular Session
Partnership for Health and Accountability (PHA); commend [HR-127]
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A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Partnership for Health and Accountability (PHA); and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sharon Cooper
House First Readers on 01/27/2009
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Georgia 2009-2010 Regular Session
Patient-Centered Physician Coalition of Georgia Day; Feb. 4, 2010; recognize [HR-1297]
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A RESOLUTION commending Georgia Physicians and recognizing February 4, 2010, as Patient-Centered Physician Coalition of Georgia Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sharon Cooper
House First Readers on 02/04/2010
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Georgia 2009-2010 Regular Session
National Wear Red Day; Feb. 5, 2010; recognize [HR-1302]
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A RESOLUTION recognizing February 5, 2010, as "National Wear Red Day" at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sharon Cooper
House First Readers on 02/04/2010
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Georgia 2009-2010 Regular Session
General Assembly; telephone subscriber charges; fund trauma services; provide - CA [HR-139]
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[Telecommunications ]
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A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly by general law to provide for the imposition and collection of charges to telephone subscribers in this state for the specific purpose of funding any and all costs or any portion of the costs of providing trauma services by public and private hospitals and medical facilities in this state that maintain trauma centers; to provide that the General Assembly may provide by general law for the administration of such fund by such authority as the General Assembly
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Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell K. Willard
House Second Readers on 01/29/2009
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Georgia 2009-2010 Regular Session
Georgia Composite Medical Board; surgery and anesthesia; establish regulations; urge [HR-1449]
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A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Composite Medical Board to promulgate regulations which establish medically accepted standards of patient care in office based surgery and anesthesia; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sharon Cooper
House Third Readers on 04/12/2010
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Georgia 2009-2010 Regular Session
Lighthouse Lymphedema Network; commend [HR-1758]
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A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Lighthouse Lymphedema Network; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sharon Cooper
House First Readers on 03/18/2010