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GA · HB109INTRO · 6 COSPONSORS

Mental health; five-year pilot program for the purpose of creating emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing units or EmPATH units in hospitals; provide

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Plain-English Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide for a five-year pilot program for the purpose of creating emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing units or EmPATH units in hospitals; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for the administration of such program; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for the certification of EmPATH units; to provide for an …

Source: OpenStates · fetched January 28, 2025

Who it affects
Mental health service user

Provides for a five-year pilot program to create emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing units (EmPATH units) in hospitals, which will improve access to immediate mental health care.

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  • Mental health service userdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

    Provides for a five-year pilot program to create emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing units (EmPATH units) in hospitals, which will improve access to immediate mental health care.

    “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide for a five-year pilot program for the purpose of creating emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing units or EmPATH units in hospitals”· Title 37
What the Bill Does
  • Establishes a five-year pilot program for EmPATH units in hospitals.
  • Defines terms related to the program.
  • Outlines administration, rules, and certification for EmPATH units.
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