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HB1313: Legal Protections for Healthcare Providers Treating Pregnant Women
This bill provides legal action protections for healthcare professionals treating pregnant women and clarifies rules about unprofessional conduct in medical licensing.
What This Bill Does
- Provides certain legal action protections for healthcare professionals administering medical treatment to pregnant women.
- Amends Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated regarding crimes and offenses.
- Clarifies what defines 'unprofessional conduct' under specific medical care licensing provisions in Code Section 43-34-8.
- Repeals laws that conflict with these new protections.
Who It Names or Affects
- Healthcare professionals who administer medical treatment to pregnant women.
- State agencies responsible for issuing or disciplining medical licenses and permits under Code Section 43-34-8.
Terms To Know
- Legal action protections
- Rules that shield healthcare workers from certain legal actions when they provide care to pregnant patients, as described in the bill title.
- Unprofessional conduct
- Behavior by a medical professional defined under licensing rules that can lead to discipline or loss of license, which this bill clarifies.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official summary does not list the specific types of legal actions from which providers are protected.
- The exact details of how 'unprofessional conduct' is clarified in this bill are not described beyond mentioning Code Section 43-34-8.
- No effective date for when these changes take place is listed in the source material.