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Modifications to Georgia Certificate of Need Statute

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 1339 (the “Law”) into law on April 19, 2024. The Law revised existing provisions of the Georgia Certificate of Need statute (the “Statute”). The Law became effective July 1, 2024....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 40 - March 2024

Legislative Day 40 is a roller coaster, full of ups, downs, and zero gravity turns (also known as conference committee reports). One goes from celebrating a bill achieving final passage to lamenting a measure being gutted...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 36 - March 2024

The General Assembly reconvened for Legislative Day 36 on Monday with lawmakers and lobbyists hoping to keep a little luck of the Irish going into the penultimate week of the legislative session. With only four legislative...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 28 - March 2024

Thursday carried several distinctions under the Gold Dome. It was Leap Day, the quadrennial opportunity to celebrate those born on Feb. 29. It was Crossover Day, the day we all have to explain to our significant others each...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Georgia Bills Target AI in Healthcare

Within the last year, many states have presented or passed bills regulating artificial intelligence (AI), and Georgia is no exception. Georgia has drafted two pieces of legislation focused on the intersection of...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Georgia Proposes a Bill to Regulate Physician and Insurer AI Use

The health care industry, like most industries, is exploring how to reap the benefits of increasingly powerful artificial intelligence-based technologies while managing the risks they pose. Federal and state policymakers are...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Georgia Hospital Association Urges Supreme Court of Georgia to Review Scope of Immunity Protections Related to the COVID-19...

On behalf of the Georgia Hospital Association (“GHA”), AGG Healthcare partner and Post-Acute & Long-Term Care industry team co-chair, Jason Bring, submitted an amicus (friend of the court) brief to the Supreme Court of...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

A Chance for Substantial Verdicts: Recent Georgia Medical Malpractice Cases

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of our lives, and the legal system is no exception. Court hearings went from being in-person to virtual, and court dockets swelled as cases were postponed. In 2023, the legal...more

King & Spalding

Georgia Home Health and Hospice Provider to Pay $425,000 to Resolve Allegations of Inadequate Computer Security in Connection with...

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Aveanna Healthcare, LLC, a Georgia-based home health and hospice care company, entered a consent judgment with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (the AG's Office) on November 3, 2022, agreeing to pay $425,000 to...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Provider Documentation Is a Key Component of Compliance with Georgia’s New Advance Psychiatric Directive Act

In its last legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly enacted a new set of laws known as the Psychiatric Advance Directive Act (the “Act”). O.C.G.A. § 37-11-1 et seq. The Act is a formal recognition of an individual’s...more

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Georgia COVID-19 Prevention and Mitigation Assisted Living Communities and Personal Care Homes Grant To Provide $47 Million for...

Georgia assisted living communities and personal care homes will be eligible for up to $100,000 of grant funding to reimburse COVID-related expenses. Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp announced he will award over $217 million...more

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Georgia Finalizes Rules Implementing New Standards for Assisted Living Communities and Personal Care Homes

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On August 12, 2021, the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) adopted final rules revising regulations for Personal Care Homes (PCH(s)) and Assisted Living Communities (ALC(s)). The final rules implement changes made...more

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Georgia Enacts New AKS Statute Aimed at Substance Abuse Referrals

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On July 1, 2021, a new Georgia anti-kickback statute (AKS), Senate Bill 4 (SB4), became effective. SB4 prohibits providers of substance abuse treatment from engaging in patient brokering, and specifically makes it unlawful...more

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Georgia Legislative Update — Telehealth and Other Health Care Developments

During the recently concluded 2021 legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly passed a number of health care-related bills that will affect providers across the state. Below is a summary of the updated Telehealth Act...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Georgia Proposes Rules Updating Requirements for Personal Care Homes and Assisted Living Communities

The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) provided public notice on June 10, 2021 of its intent to revise the rules for Personal Care Homes (PCHs) and Assisted Living Communities (ALCs). The proposed changes are...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Georgia DCH Publishes Proposed Rules that Update Operational Requirements for Personal Care Homes and Assisted Living Communities

On June 10, 2021, the Georgia Department of Community Health provided public notice of its intent to revise the regulations for Personal Care Homes and Assisted Living Communities. The revised regulations are intended to...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Deadline Approaching for Licensure of Georgia Long Term Care Administrators

Effective July 1, 2021, Administrators of Assisted Living Communities and Administrators of Personal Care Homes with twenty-five (25) beds or more must hold licenses issued by the Georgia State Board of Long-Term Care...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report — Legislative Day 38

Legislative Day 38 continues as we publish this evening, a consequence of long floor calendars, weighty measures, and a quickly diminishing inventory of days remaining in the 2021 Legislative Session. Voting legislation...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report — Legislative Day 35

Legislators and lobbyists braved an early morning downpour as action began early under the Gold Dome today. Committees began meeting at 7:30 a.m., and both chambers took to the floor at 10 a.m. The House completed their Rules...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report — Legislative Day 29

After a late-adjourning Crossover Day, legislators and lobbyists largely slept late today, with one notable exception — those appearing before the Human Development Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Georgia Proposes Rules to Implement New Standards for Assisted Living Facilities and Personal Care Homes

New standards for assisted living facilities and personal care homes were among the changes included in Georgia House Bill 987, the “Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act,” which Governor Kemp signed into law on...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Media, CDC, and DPH Combine to Confuse Georgia Providers Regarding Quarantine Guidance

With much fanfare earlier this month, mass media outlets touted revised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that individuals who have been fully vaccinated can “skip” quarantine if they become...more

Baker Donelson

What Georgia's COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act Means for Your Business's Liability

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed Georgia Senate Bill 359 into law last week. Georgia's COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act (the Act) is an undoubted win for businesses, health care and otherwise, as Georgia's legislature...more

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Georgia Enacts COVID-19 Legal Immunity For Healthcare Providers, Businesses

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed into law Senate Bill 359, which, like legislation enacted by several other states, is designed to protect healthcare facilities, businesses, and other entities from civil liability...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Governor Kemp Signs Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act

Gov. Brian Kemp signed the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act on August 5, 2020, limiting Georgia businesses’ liability for certain claims related to COVID-19. However, the act requires Georgia businesses to take...more

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