Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB440: Department of Public Health; provisions relative to duties or functions; modernize and update
Status: Failed, April 2, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16, 19, 31, 48, and 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, domestic relations, health, revenue and taxation, and social services, respectively, so as to modernize and update provisions relative to duties or functions of the Department of Public Health; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Titles 16, 19, 31, 48, and 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, domestic relations, health, revenue and taxation, and social services, respectively, so as to modernize and revise provisions relative to duties or functions of the Department of Public Health; to eliminate certain powers of state regulatory boards governing prescribers relative to the prescription drug monitoring program database; to eliminate certain requirements of the Department of Public Health relative to the testing and certification of such database…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Titles 16, 19, 31, 48, and 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, domestic relations, health, revenue and taxation, and social services, respectively, so as to modernize and revise provisions relative to duties or functions of the Department of Public Health; to eliminate certain powers of state regulatory boards governing prescribers relative to the prescription drug monitoring program database; to eliminate certain requirements of the Department of Public Health relative to the testing and certification of such database; to repeal provisions relative to the Electronic Database Review Advisory Committee; to add an exception to the classification of ivermectin as a dangerous drug; to provide for requirements and rules for dispensing of ivermectin under such exception; to repeal provisions relative to the preparation and distribution of informational materials regarding AIDS, HIV, testing for sickle cell disease, and marriage; to revise provisions relative to hearing screenings of newborns; to eliminate reporting requirements of certain entities permitted to administer auto-injectable epinephrine; to eliminate certain duties of the Department of Public Health relative to establishing requirements for the storage and oversight of such drugs; to repeal provisions relative to a pilot program for home visitation during pregnancy and early childhood; to revise certain reporting requirements of the Department of Public Health …