Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HR397 Compare Versions

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2	2	House Resolution 397
3	3	By: Representatives Cooper of the 45
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5	5	, Silcox of the 53
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7	7	, Newton of the 127
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9	9	, Au of the
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12	12	, and Hawkins of the 27
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15	15	A RESOLUTION
16	16	Creating the House Study Committee on Healthcare Quality and Reporting; and for other
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18	18	purposes.2
19	19	WHEREAS, healthcare quality, cost, and accessibility are key concerns for the residents of3
20	20	Georgia; and 4
21	21	WHEREAS, the establishment of a standardized healthcare reporting initiative aims to5
22	22	measure and improve the quality of healthcare services across the state; and 6
23	23	WHEREAS, a comprehensive system for collecting, analyzing, and reporting clinical and7
24	24	claims data can improve patient outcomes and reduce overall healthcare costs; and 8
25	25	WHEREAS, integrating electronic health records and claims data will enhance transparency9
26	26	in healthcare services, improve substance use disorder treatment, and foster clinical research10
27	27	in Georgia; and 11
28	28	WHEREAS, it is essential to examine the implications of healthcare reporting on providers,12
29	29	Medicaid recipients, and insurance entities operating in Georgia; and 13
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32	32	WHEREAS, it is in the State's best interest to ensure that data collection and reporting
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34	34	processes comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and15
35	35	other relevant regulations; and16
36	36	WHEREAS, penalties and enforcement mechanisms need to be assessed to ensure17
37	37	compliance with reporting requirements while minimizing the administrative burden on18
38	38	healthcare providers; and19
39	39	WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to:20
40	40	(1) Evaluate the impact of healthcare reporting on Medicaid care management21
41	41	organizations and healthcare providers; 22
42	42	(2) Assess the effectiveness of data integration between clinical and claims records in23
43	43	measuring healthcare quality; 24
44	44	(3) Examine best practices for implementing healthcare reporting and ensuring compliance25
45	45	among participating entities; 26
46	46	(4) Investigate the role of statewide healthcare data initiatives in supporting reporting27
47	47	efforts;28
48	48	(5) Consider the implications of penalties and enforcement measures on Medicaid care29
49	49	management organizations and insurers; and 30
50	50	(6) Ensure that healthcare providers are not unduly burdened with costs or administrative31
51	51	requirements related to compliance with reporting mandates. 32
52	52	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:33
53	53	(1) Creation of House study committee. There is created the House Study Committee34
54	54	on Healthcare Quality and Reporting.35
55	55	(2) Members and officers.36
56	56	(A) The committee shall be composed of nine members.37
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59	59	(B) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint five members of the
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61	61	House of Representatives.39
62	62	(C) The Speaker shall also appoint an additional four nonlegislative members of the40
63	63	committee as follows: 41
64	64	(i) One representative from the Georgia Department of Community Health; 42
65	65	(ii) One representative from a statewide healthcare data initiative; 43
66	66	(iii) One practicing healthcare data analyst; and 44
67	67	(iv) One representative from a Medicaid care management organization. 45
68	68	(D) The Speaker shall also designate a legislative member of the committee as46
69	69	chairperson of the committee.47
70	70	(3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs,48
71	71	issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or49
72	72	legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.50
73	73	(4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. The committee51
74	74	may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or52
75	75	convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and53
76	76	accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution.54
77	77	(5) Allowances, expenses, and funding.55
78	78	(A) The legislative members of the committee shall receive the allowances provided56
79	79	for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.57
80	80	(B) Members of the committee who are state officials, other than legislative members,58
81	81	or who are state employees shall receive no compensation for their services on the59
82	82	committee, but they may be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them in the60
83	83	performance of their duties as members of the committee in the same manner as they61
84	84	are reimbursed for expenses in their capacities as state officials or employees.62
85	85	(C) Members of the committee who are not legislators, state officials, or state63
86	86	employees shall receive a daily expense allowance in an amount the same as that64
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89	89	specified in subsection (b) of Code Section 45-7-21 of the Official Code of Georgia
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91	91	Annotated, as well as the mileage or transportation allowance authorized for state66
92	92	employees.67
93	93	(D) The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any member68
94	94	of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized. Funds69
95	95	necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from funds70
96	96	appropriated to the House of Representatives; except that funds for the reimbursement71
97	97	of the expenses of state officials, other than legislative members, and for the72
98	98	reimbursement of the expenses of state employees shall come from funds appropriated73
99	99	to or otherwise available to their respective agencies.74
100	100	(6) Report.75
101	101	(A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that76
102	102	include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the77
103	103	same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolution, subject to78
104	104	subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.79
105	105	(B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not include suggestions for80
106	106	proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C)81
107	107	of this paragraph.82
108	108	(C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of83
109	109	abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee. 84
110	110	A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with85
111	111	the Clerk of the House of Representatives.86
112	112	(D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Clerk of the87
113	113	House of Representatives a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu88
114	114	thereof.89
115	115	(7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2025.90
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