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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB298

Health; requirements for nurse staffing in hospitals; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to provide requirements for nurse staffing in hospitals; to provide for definitions; to require a written nurse services staffing plan; to provide for an official nurse services staffing plan; to provide for the establishment of nurse staffing committees; to provide for annual reports of staffing information to the Department of Community Health; to provide for anonymous reports and investigations of unsafe staffing conditions; to establish an advisory commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute February 26, 2025 House committee reassignment April 4, 2025 House committee substitute March 3, 2026

Committee referrals

February 6, 2025 · House

Health

Instrument history

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  1. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  2. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  3. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  4. House House Second Readers
  5. House House First Readers
  6. House House Hopper
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