GeorgiaGeorgia lets health board review registry records and declares ambulance services essential
Georgia's health department may share patient registry information with the medical board for investigations, while ambulance services are declared essential statewide.
What it does
The Department of Public Health may share Low THC Oil Patient Registry information with the medical board for investigations, compliance checks, or disciplinary matters. Federal health privacy rules still apply.
Public, nonprofit, and for-profit ambulance services are declared essential in Georgia. The designation leaves local service coordination in place and grants no new government oversight powers.
Argument forAllowing the medical board to review registry information could help it investigate or address compliance and discipline involving the program.
Argument againstCalling ambulance services essential could affect how communities treat them, though the bill says it does not add state or local oversight powers.
More detail
The Department of Public Health may share registry information with the Georgia Composite Medical Board. The information is from the Low THC Oil Patient Registry. The information remains subject to federal health privacy law. No start date for this disclosure is stated in the quoted provision.
Ambulance services are declared essential services in Georgia. This covers ambulance services provided by public, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations. The designation does not change local coordination through territorial zones and health districts or grant new oversight or regulatory powers to state or local government. It does not replace or conflict with the listed state laws or Georgia's participation in the EMS Interstate Compact. No start date for this designation is stated in the quoted provision.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jul 1Effective DateLatest
- May 11Act 506Major
- May 11Senate Date Signed by Governor Brian KempBecame Law
- Apr 10Senate Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 27Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- Vote recorded Senate Vote #836 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate Vote #836 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 23House Passed/Adopted By SubstitutePassed House
- Vote recorded House Vote #742 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded House Vote #742 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 23House Third ReadersMinor
- Mar 20House Withdrawn, RecommittedMajor
- Mar 18House Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteMinor
- Feb 26House Second ReadersMinor
- Feb 25House First ReadersMinor
- Feb 24Senate Passed/Adopted By SubstitutePassed Senate
- Vote recorded Senate Vote #576 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate Vote #576 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Senate Third ReadMinor
- Feb 10Senate Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteMinor
- Feb 9Senate RecommittedMinor
- Feb 2Senate Read Second TimeMinor
- Jan 29Senate Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteMinor
- Jan 14Senate Read and ReferredMinor
- Jan 13Senate HopperIntroduced
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