All Roll Calls
Yes: 218 • No: 8
GeorgiaHB 892025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Public Health, Department of; require healthcare providers, facilities, and pharmacies to provide the Maternal Mortality Review Committee with psychiatric or other clinical records
Sponsored By: Sharon Cooper (Republican), Matthew Gambill (Republican), Soo Hong (Republican), Will Wade (Republican)
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Bill Overview
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4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Faster records for maternal death reviews
Doctors, hospitals, and pharmacies must give the Maternal Mortality Review Committee relevant medical and psychiatric records for a case. They must provide records within 30 days, unless another state or federal law forbids it. The Committee can also receive a deceased patient’s clinical records, except parts that are legally privileged. Providers who share records in good faith under this law are protected from civil, criminal, and licensing penalties.
Statewide reviews and plan for perinatal care
Starting July 1, 2026, and every four years, the Department of Public Health and the advisory committee review the regional perinatal system. They check hospital stabilization, high‑risk referrals, coordination, transport distance and vehicles, education, data, and follow‑up care. The Department must also give state leaders a plan for designated centers in each region, with funding needs for standards, training, and facilities. If changes are approved, the Department must send a budget request to the Office of Planning and Budget before the next session.
Certain perinatal death cases go to centers
For deaths that fall under the law’s perinatal category (paragraph (10)) and not under other listed categories, coroners or medical examiners must order an inquiry through a regional perinatal center identified by the Department of Public Health. This routes certain perinatal death reviews to specialized regional centers.
Perinatal centers: advisory committee and rules
The law creates a Regional Perinatal Center Advisory Committee. The commissioner appoints 11 to 21 members for four‑year terms and names the chair. The committee meets when the chair calls a meeting. Hospitals seeking designation must report their ability to meet standards, funding needs, staffing or transport gaps, current care, and services they can provide. The Department may set rules to run the program.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Sharon Cooper
Republican • House
Matthew Gambill
Republican • House
Soo Hong
Republican • House
Will Wade
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Bo Hatchett
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/18/2025
PASSAGE
Yes: 50 • No: 1
House vote • 3/3/2025
PASSAGE
Yes: 168 • No: 7
Actions Timeline
Effective Date
7/1/2025House Date Signed by Governor
5/1/2025HouseAct 43
5/1/2025House Sent to Governor
4/7/2025HouseSenate Third Read
3/18/2025SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
3/18/2025SenateSenate Read Second Time
3/13/2025SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
3/11/2025SenateSenate Read and Referred
3/4/2025SenateHouse Third Readers
3/3/2025HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
3/3/2025HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2/26/2025HouseHouse Withdrawn, Recommitted
2/20/2025HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
1/29/2025HouseHouse Second Readers
1/27/2025HouseHouse First Readers
1/17/2025HouseHouse Hopper
1/16/2025House
Bill Text
HB 89/AP* (v6)
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