The appointing authorities are encouraged to coordinate their appointments so that the council includes interdisciplinary palliative care medical, nursing, social work, pharmacy, and spiritual professional expertise; patient and family caregiver advocate representation; and any relevant appointees from the department or other state entities or councils. Membership should include health professionals who have palliative care work experience or expertise in palliative care delivery models in a variety of inpatient, outpatient, and community settings, such as acute care, long-term care, or hospice, and with a variety of populations, including pediatric, youth, and adult patients. It is preferable that at least two councilmembers are board certified hospice and palliative medicine physicians or nurses.
History. Code 1981, § 31-7-192 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 155, § 1/HB 509; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 31/HB 323; Ga. L. 2019, p. 148, § 2-7/HB 186.
The 2017 amendment, effective May 9, 2017, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in the fourth sentence of subsection (d).
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “October 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, shall submit to the Office of Health Strategy and Coordination” for “June 30, 2017, and annually thereafter, shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly” in subsection (f).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2019, p. 148, § 2-1/HB 186, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This part shall be known and may be cited as ‘The Health Act.’
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities
Article 10 - Patient Centered and Family Focused Palliative Care
§ 31-7-190. Legislative Intent
§ 31-7-192. Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council
§ 31-7-193. Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program