Georgia bill seeks to reunite families with loved ones in nursing homes and hospitals during pandemic go.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from go.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hospitals and nursing homes would have to allow in-person family visits during public-health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic under a bill filed in the General Assembly.
Small Business Development – Rep. Mike Cheokas
Special Rules – Rep. Dave Belton
State Planning & Community Affairs – Rep. Karen Mathiak
State Properties – Rep. Gerald Greene
Transportation – Rep. Rick Jasperse
Chairmen of the subcommittees of Appropriations are as follows:
Economic Development – Rep. Penny Houston
Education – Rep. Todd Jones
Health – Rep. Butch Parrish
Human Resources – Rep. Katie Dempsey
Public Safety – Rep. Bill Hitchens
Transportation & Infrastructure – Rep. Clay Pirkle
IN DEPTH: Health & Human Services Agency Presentations
Department of Human Services
Commissioner Robyn Crittenden kicked off the morning with an overview of the work of the Department of Human Services. Among the work under her Department’s oversight is providing protections and services to Georgia’s elderly. In the current proposal considered, there is the proposed combination of two program areas into one it would fold Elderly Supports and Elderly Living