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HB1299 • 2025

Health; allow hospital authorities to acquire, develop, operate, or equip certain outpatient healthcare facilities

Health; allow hospital authorities to acquire, develop, operate, or equip certain outpatient healthcare facilities

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Sponsor
Jasperse, Rick
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
House Committee Favorably Reported
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official bill summary mentions providing definitions but does not list what those definitions are in the provided text excerpts.

HB1299: Allowing Hospital Authorities to Manage Outpatient Facilities

This bill changes Georgia law to allow county and municipal hospital authorities to acquire, develop, operate, or equip certain outpatient healthcare facilities.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated regarding hospital authorities.
  • Allows hospital authorities to acquire certain outpatient healthcare facilities.
  • Permits these authorities to develop new outpatient care locations.
  • Enables hospital authorities to operate and equip outpatient centers.
  • Provides definitions for terms used in this law.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County hospital authorities
  • Municipal hospital authorities

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not list specific types of outpatient facilities that are excluded.
  • No effective date is listed for when this law will begin to work.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 Georgia General Assembly

    House Committee Favorably Reported

Official Summary Text

Health; allow hospital authorities to acquire, develop, operate, or equip certain outpatient healthcare facilities