2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB677: Health; certain placement procedures for children upon discharge from a hospital or psychiatric residential treatment facility; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of health, so as to provide for certain placement procedures for children upon discharge from a hospital or psychiatric residential treatment facility in certain circumstances; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 20A of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to patient protection, so as to provide for per diem payments to hospitals or psychiatric residential treatment facilities in certain circumstances; to amend Chapter 21A of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Medicaid Care Management Organizations Act," so as to provide for per diem payments to hospitals or psychiatric residential treatment facilities in certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/27/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #250
3/6/2025
173
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Children and Families(Senate)

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/6/202573.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/6/202576.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/3/202575.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/28/202581.5 KB