Overview
STATE BUDGET
Georgia’s budget is set for a fiscal year. The governor submits a proposed budget in January and the legislature adopts a budget in March or April. The fiscal year begins on July 1 and continues through the next June 30.
STATE LEGISLATURE
The Georgia Senate has 56 members, and the Georgia House of Representatives has 180 members, all of whom serve for two years. The Legislature must convene by the second Monday in January and sessions last 40 legislative days. The Georgia Legislature runs in 2-year cycles – bills that don’t pass or aren’t voted on during odd years carry over to the next even year.
KEY RESOURCES
- Georgia State General Assembly
- Georgia Office of the Attorney General
- Georgia Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget
- Information on Healthcare Policy in Georgia
Georgia Laws
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Ga. Code Ann. § 31-2-16. Rural Health System Innovation Center created; purposes and duties; reporting: Department of Community Health – Georgia
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Section creates the Rural Health System Innovation Center to serve as a research organization to develop new approaches for financing and delivering health care in Georgia.
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Ga. Code Ann. § 31-2-2. Definitions: Department of Community Health – Georgia
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Provides defintions for Chapter 2 Department of Community Health (sections 31-2-1 through 31-2-20).
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Ga. Code Ann. § 31-48-1. Compact enacted and entered into by the State of Georgia; text of compact: Health Care Compact – Georgia
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The Health Care Compact vest regulatory authority for regulating healthcare from the federal government to the member states. ‘Health Care’ means care, services, supplies, or plans related to the health of an individual. Each Member […]
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Ga. Code Ann. § 31-6-1. Declaration of policy: State Health Planning and Development—General Provisions – Georgia
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The policy of this state and the purposes of this chapter are to ensure access to quality health care services and that health care services and facilities are developed in an orderly and economical manner […]
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Ga. Code Ann. § 31-6-2. Definitions: State Health Planning and Development: General Provisions – Georgia
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Definitions relate to Certificate of Need program
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