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GeorgiaHB 892025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

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)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Hospitals must report maternity care needs

Georgia hospitals seeking regional perinatal center status must report their ability to meet standards and any additional funding needs. They must tell the Department of Public Health about regional transportation, facility, and staffing problems. They must describe current care, proposed services, education, and consultation, and provide other requested information. Reporting does not guarantee center status or funding.

More records for maternal death reviews

Georgia’s licensed providers, facilities, and pharmacies must give the Maternal Mortality Review Committee access to relevant records within 30 days. This includes psychiatric records, unless state or federal law bars access. The committee can also receive deceased patients’ and former patients’ clinical records, excluding information protected by Georgia legal privilege. Good-faith efforts to provide records are protected from civil damages and criminal or disciplinary action. This does not give the public a right to these records.

New process for maternal death inquiries

Georgia coroners and county medical examiners must order a medical examiner’s inquiry after notice of a death listed in state law. These include suspicious or unusual deaths and deaths during pregnancy. For pregnancy deaths not also covered by the other listed categories, the inquiry no longer must go through a regional perinatal center.

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

All Roll Calls

Yes: 218 • No: 8

Senate vote • 3/18/2025

PASSAGE

Yes: 50 • No: 1 • Other: 1

House vote • 3/3/2025

PASSAGE

Yes: 168 • No: 7 • Other: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective Date

    7/1/2025

  2. House Date Signed by Governor

    5/1/2025House

  3. Act 43

    5/1/2025

  4. House Sent to Governor

    4/7/2025House

  5. Senate Third Read

    3/18/2025Senate

  6. Senate Passed/Adopted

    3/18/2025Senate

  7. Senate Read Second Time

    3/13/2025Senate

  8. Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    3/11/2025Senate

  9. Senate Read and Referred

    3/4/2025Senate

  10. House Third Readers

    3/3/2025House

  11. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    3/3/2025House

  12. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    2/26/2025House

  13. House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    2/20/2025House

  14. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    1/29/2025House

  15. House Second Readers

    1/27/2025House

  16. House First Readers

    1/17/2025House

  17. House Hopper

    1/16/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB 89/AP* (v6)

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