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House Bill 607
By: Representatives Lim of the 98
th
and Lupton of the 83
rd
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
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Department of Public Health, so as to provide for a two-year pilot program for home visiting2
in homes of children with asthma to help families identify and reduce exposure to asthma3
triggers; to provide for training of home visitors; to provide for assessments of the home4
environment; to provide for administrative and technical assistance for the pilot program; to5
provide for evaluation of the pilot program; to provide for reporting; to provide for6
termination of the pilot program and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to7
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.8
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:9
SECTION 1.10
Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department11
of Public Health, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:12
"31-2A-19.1.
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(a) The Department of Public Health shall develop, implement, and conduct a two-year14
pilot program to provide home visiting in homes of children with asthma to assess and15
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provide education about the home environment and potential asthma triggers and make16
recommendations to reduce exposure to such triggers, with emphasis on environmental risk17
factor management.18
(b) The department shall establish procedures and promulgate rules and regulations for the19
establishment and operation of the pilot program, including:20
(1) Establishing training requirements for home visitors and minimum requirements for21
supervision of such home visitors;22
(2) Developing assessments of home environments for use by home visitors to identify23
common asthma triggers in the home and document discussion and implementation of24
methods to reduce and remove asthma triggers;25
(3) Providing administrative and technical assistance to the program, including assistance26
in data collection and other activities related to the evaluation of the pilot program; and27
(4) Establishing measures to determine the impact of family home visits and conducting28
ongoing evaluations of the pilot program using qualitative goals and quantitative outcome29
and performance measures.30
(c) No later than June 30, 2026, and annually for the duration of the pilot program, the31
department shall submit a detailed written report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House32
of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the chairpersons of the House33
Committee on Public Health and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on the34
implementation and effectiveness of the pilot program. The final report shall include35
recommendations as to the expansion or permanency of the pilot program and changes to36
state law or policy relative to such recommendations.37
(d) The pilot program created by this Code section shall terminate on June 30, 2028, and38
this Code section shall stand repealed on such date."39
SECTION 2.40
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All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
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