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40 bills for “Public Health, Department of”.
Public Health, Department of; three-year pilot program for dietetics services for public elementary and secondary school students and patients at federally qualified health centers; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a three-year pilot program letting dietitians provide services to public school students and patients at federally qualified health centers, with the state reimbursing up to five visits per person.
Public Health, Department of; provide that if certain employees of a county board of health become employees of such department such employees will retain accrued annual and sick leave
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill lets county board of health employees keep their accumulated vacation and sick leave, and their seniority, when they move over to become employees of the state Department of Public Health.
Public Health, Department of; two-year pilot program for home visiting in homes of children with asthma; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 607 would direct the Georgia Department of Public Health to run a two-year pilot program sending trained home visitors into the homes of children with asthma to spot and reduce asthma triggers.
Public Assistance; public option buy-in program to provide healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible for Medicaid coverage; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would create a state-run public option health plan through the Department of Community Health for people who don't qualify for Medicaid or don't have access to marketplace coverage.
Education and Public Health, Departments of; collaborate to prioritize the expansion of vision and hearing screenings at various grade levels; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges the Department of Education and the Department of Public Health to work together to expand vision and hearing screenings for students at several grade levels, to catch undiagnosed problems that can hurt reading skills.
Public Health, Department of; publish and maintain statistical reports relating to induced terminations of pregnancy notwithstanding requirements on the department for physician confidentiality; require
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1069 would require Georgia's Department of Public Health to publish annual statistics on induced pregnancy terminations dating back to 1994, even where other state laws otherwise protect physician confidentiality.
"End Public Funding of Misinformation Act"' enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would eliminate the state's Positive Alternatives for Pregnancy and Parenting grant program by repealing the section of state law that created it.
End Public Funding of Misinformation Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would eliminate the state's Positive Alternatives for Pregnancy and Parenting grant program by repealing the law that created it, ending its public funding entirely.
Department of Public Health; to conduct a study on the relationship between sudden unexpected deaths of infants and children and the administration of vaccinations; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution urges the Department of Public Health to study whether there is a link between sudden unexpected deaths of infants and children under two and their vaccination records.
Public Health, Department of; carry out projects to increase education, awareness, or diagnosis of valvular heart disease; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 17 would let the Georgia Department of Public Health run education, awareness, and diagnosis programs for valvular heart disease and set up ways to track best practices for treating it.
Public assistance; certain accounting practices by Department of Human Services and Department of Community Health; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1192 would require the Department of Human Services and the Department of Community Health to keep specially designated funds separate and report annually on cost savings, but it was vetoed by the Governor.
Public Health, Department of; establish grant program for perinatal facilities to increase availability of obstetric care in low access maternity care areas and deserts
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a state grant program to help hospitals, clinics, and birth centers expand obstetric care in counties with little or no maternity care access.
Public Health, Department of; establish program to assist certain pregnant women who reside in low access to maternity care areas and maternity care deserts in obtaining obstetric care
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 885 would create a Georgia Department of Public Health program to help uninsured and underinsured pregnant women in counties with little or no maternity care get obstetric services, contingent on legislative funding.
Public Health, Department of; establish an Infant Wellness Resource hotline service
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a 24-hour Infant Wellness Resource hotline through the Department of Public Health to connect parents and caregivers with healthcare help for sick infants under age three.
Public Health, Department of; continue operation of Georgia Tobacco Quit Line, subject to appropriations of funds; require
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 605 would require Georgia's Department of Public Health to keep running the Georgia Tobacco Quit Line, add lung cancer screening referrals, and require tobacco retailers to post and hand out information about it.
Public Health, Department of; Maternal Mortality Review Committee; provide composition
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 46 would rewrite the rules for Georgia's Maternal Mortality Review Committee, spelling out who can serve, how members are removed, and how the Department of Public Health must respond if confidential case data leaks.
Georgia Cancer Control Consortium; part of the Georgia Department of Public Health, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program; exceptional contributions to cervical cancer education and awareness in Georgia; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution commends the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program for their work on cervical cancer education, and names the 2025 Georgia HPV Champions.
Wakefield, Ronald "Ron" F.; outstanding public service with the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution commends Ronald "Ron" F. Wakefield for his career of public service with the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and congratulates him on his retirement.
Georgia schools and boards of education; adopt evidence-based discipline policies and procedures to address the public health crisis of student vape and e-cigarette use; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges public schools and school boards to replace zero-tolerance vaping punishments with evidence-based, health-focused programs that help students quit while staying in school.
The Susan Jolley Foundation, the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium (a program of the Georgia Department of Public Health), and Cancer Pathways; exemplary contributions to cervical cancer education and awareness in Georgia; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution commends The Susan Jolley Foundation, the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, and Cancer Pathways for their work on cervical cancer education, and honors two Georgians as 2026 HPV Community Champions.
Public Health, Department of; third-party audits of detention facilities that house federal immigration detainees; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would require the Department of Public Health to arrange independent annual audits of detention facilities that hold federal immigration detainees, with public reporting and potential penalties for facilities that fail to comply with federal detention standards.
Sleep Health Awareness Week; second week in March of each year; designate
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would officially designate the second week of March as 'Sleep Health Awareness Week' and encourage the Department of Public Health to share sleep hygiene information with the public.
Department of Public Health; eligible for the Low THC Oil Patient Registry; require a physician to submit certain information to the Georgia Composite Medical Board
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill changes how doctors report on medical cannabis oil patients, protects patients from losing their registry cards over paperwork, and declares ambulance services an essential service statewide.
Public Health, Department of; require inclusion of an opioid antagonist in first aid kits maintained at certain establishments
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would require bars and restaurants to keep opioid antagonists like Narcan in their first aid kits and train staff to use them during overdoses.
Senate Study Committee on Enhancing Public Safety and Civic Health; create
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution would create a study committee to examine whether the state should develop an emergency alert bracelet program to help first responders identify people with PTSD or autism during emergencies.
Medical Freedom Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1242 would strip the Department of Public Health and county boards of health of their power to require vaccinations, and would bar Georgia governments and businesses from requiring vaccine proof, health passports, or masks.
House Study Committee on Evaluating Funding for Public Health; create
Summary by Georgia Commons: A House resolution creates a five-member study committee to examine how Georgia funds and structures its public health system, with a report due by December 1, 2025.
Food service establishments; food allergy awareness; require certain actions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would require every food service establishment in the state to post a food allergy awareness poster in staff areas starting in 2027, with the Department of Public Health creating the poster.
State employees; annual public report on the amount of prescription drug rebates and other price concessions applied to premium reductions; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 101 would require Georgia's state health plans to publish an annual public report showing how much prescription drug rebates and price discounts actually lower premiums for participants.
Social services; treatment services under Medicaid to persons with HIV; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would require the Department of Community Health to seek federal permission to create a Medicaid program offering HIV treatment services to low-income, uninsured Georgians living with HIV.
Hughen, Jesse; outstanding public service; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution formally commends Jesse Hughen, a Paulding County Project Manager and Marine Corps veteran, for his public service work on county building projects.
Healthcare providers; help promote 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges healthcare providers statewide to promote the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by including information about it in recorded phone messages to patients.
Health; licensed general hospitals and birthing centers make available a water safety education video to parents or guardians of newborn infants; require
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 471 would require Georgia hospitals and birthing centers to show new parents a water safety video before their newborn is discharged, using a form developed by the state.
Georgia Menstrual Equity Act of 2026; urge statewide support
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges statewide support for the 'Georgia Menstrual Equity Act of 2026,' a proposed effort to expand access to menstrual products and reduce period poverty, without itself changing any law.
Oglesby; Brenda Sue Pike; honoring the life and memory; condolences
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution honors the life of Brenda Sue Pike Oglesby, a longtime family nurse practitioner with the state Department of Public Health who died in 2025, and offers condolences to her family.
Education; vision and hearing screening for all public school students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through third grade; require
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would require vision and hearing screenings for all public school students in pre-kindergarten through third grade, with grants to help schools buy screening equipment and new notices for parents when a child isn't reading at grade level.
Public Health, Department of; require healthcare providers, facilities, and pharmacies to provide the Maternal Mortality Review Committee with psychiatric or other clinical records
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 89 gives Georgia's Maternal Mortality Review Committee broader access to psychiatric and clinical records, including those of deceased patients, and creates a new advisory committee on regional perinatal centers.
National Immunization Week 2026; recognize; express support for goals of the Georgia Universal Vaccine Access Act
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution recognizes National Immunization Week 2026 and voices support for the proposed Georgia Universal Vaccine Access Act, which would provide free recommended vaccines to children and seniors statewide.
Education; local school systems to provide certain information to parents and guardians of students in grades six through twelve on sickle cell disease; require
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 336 would require Georgia local school systems that already send parents health information to also include facts about sickle cell disease for students in grades six through 12.
Agriculture, Department of; food deserts; require annual reporting
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would require the Department of Agriculture to publish an annual report identifying food deserts across the state and recommending ways to shrink them.