Georgia CommonsHB 607: Public Health, Department of; two-year pilot program for home visiting in homes of children with asthma; provisions
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House Bill 607
By: Representatives Lim of the 98th and Lupton of the 83rd
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to provide for a two-year pilot program for home visiting in homes of children with asthma to help families identify and reduce exposure to asthma triggers; to provide for training of home visitors; to provide for assessments of the home environment; to provide for administrative and technical assistance for the pilot program; to provide for evaluation of the pilot program; to provide for reporting; to provide for termination of the pilot program and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:
"31-2A-19.1.
(a) The Department of Public Health shall develop, implement, and conduct a two-year pilot program to provide home visiting in homes of children with asthma to assess and provide education about the home environment and potential asthma triggers and make recommendations to reduce exposure to such triggers, with emphasis on environmental risk factor management.
(b) The department shall establish procedures and promulgate rules and regulations for the establishment and operation of the pilot program, including:
(1) Establishing training requirements for home visitors and minimum requirements for supervision of such home visitors;
(2) Developing assessments of home environments for use by home visitors to identify common asthma triggers in the home and document discussion and implementation of methods to reduce and remove asthma triggers;
(3) Providing administrative and technical assistance to the program, including assistance in data collection and other activities related to the evaluation of the pilot program; and
(4) Establishing measures to determine the impact of family home visits and conducting ongoing evaluations of the pilot program using qualitative goals and quantitative outcome and performance measures.
(c) No later than June 30, 2026, and annually for the duration of the pilot program, the department shall submit a detailed written report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the chairpersons of the House Committee on Public Health and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on the implementation and effectiveness of the pilot program. The final report shall include recommendations as to the expansion or permanency of the pilot program and changes to state law or policy relative to such recommendations.
(d) The pilot program created by this Code section shall terminate on June 30, 2028, and this Code section shall stand repealed on such date."
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.