Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB411: Professions and Businesses; dry needling to be performed by certain licensed professionals; provide
Status: Failed, April 2, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for dry needling to be performed by certain licensed professionals; to provide for definitions; to restrict certain representations and advertisements related to the performance of dry needling; to provide for education and training requirements for occupational therapists to perform dry needling; to provide for disciplinary action; to provide for training requirements for acupuncturists; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Code Section 31-8-9.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax credit for contributions to certain rural hospital organizations and hospital eligibility and requirements, so as to revise the definition of "rural hospital organization"; to amend Title of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the certification of community health workers; to provide for definitions; to provide for the establishment of the Georgia Community Health Worker Certification Committee…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Code Section 31-8-9.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax credit for contributions to certain rural hospital organizations and hospital eligibility and requirements, so as to revise the definition of "rural hospital organization"; to amend Title of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the certification of community health workers; to provide for definitions; to provide for the establishment of the Georgia Community Health Worker Certification Committee; to provide for membership, powers, and duties of the committee; to provide for committee abolishment and transfer of powers and duties to the Department of Public Health; to provide for administrative support; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for standards; to provide for the approval of training programs; to provide for application procedures; to provide for requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date conditioned on appropriations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: LC 46 1567S SECTION 1. Code Section 31-8-9.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax credit for contributions to certain rural hospital organizations and hospital eligibility and requirements, is amended by revising paragraph (3) of subsection (a) as follows: "(3) 'Rural hospital organization' …