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HB1446 • 2025

Health; transfer responsibility for oversight of emergency medical services from Department of Public Health to Georgia Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Council

Health; transfer responsibility for oversight of emergency medical services from Department of Public Health to Georgia Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Council

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Sponsor
Leverett, Rob
Last action
2026-03-06
Official status
House Reconsidered
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is listed in the bill summary but not provided in the metadata or text excerpt.

Moving Oversight of Emergency Medical Services to a Special Council

This law moves the responsibility for overseeing emergency medical services from the Department of Public Health to the Georgia Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Council.

What This Bill Does

  • Transfers oversight duties for emergency medical services from one agency to another.
  • Updates legal language in state codes to match this new arrangement.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Georgia Department of Public Health
  • The Georgia Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Council

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state the exact date this law takes effect.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-06 Georgia General Assembly

    House Reconsidered

Official Summary Text

Health; transfer responsibility for oversight of emergency medical services from Department of Public Health to Georgia Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Council