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LC 4222

Generally revise healthcare laws

2025 Regular Session

Aims to overhaul and modernize state health-care laws to harmonize rules for providers, facilities, and insurers; but LC 4222 died in drafting with no enacted provisions.

(LC) Draft Died in Process
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Bill Summary · LC 4222

Summary: LC 4222 — Generally revise healthcare laws

LC 4222 is a bill titled “Generally revise healthcare laws” that aims to overhaul and update the state’s health care statutes. Based on the title, the measure would seek to reorganize, modernize, and harmonize existing health care laws to reflect current policy priorities, regulatory approaches, and industry practices. The bill is categorized as a health care services bill.

Status and timeline

  • Introduced: January 1, 2025
  • Drafter Assigned: January 1, 2025
  • Draft On Hold: January 2, 2025
  • Draft Died in Process: May 22, 2025

This progression indicates that the bill did not advance beyond the drafting stage and ultimately died in the process on the last listed date. No enacted provisions are available in the provided data.

Purpose and intended impact (inferred from the title)

  • The primary aim is to generally revise or consolidate health care statutes rather than create a narrow, standalone program.
  • Likely goals could include modernizing terminology, improving regulatory consistency across health care sectors (providers, facilities, insurers, and patients), and aligning statutes with contemporary health policy objectives (e.g., access, quality, safety, telehealth, privacy). Because no text is provided, the exact reforms and policy directions remain unspecified.

Key provisions (not specified in available data)

No specific sections or provisions are included in the information provided. In bills of this type, typical areas that might be addressed (if included) include:
- Licensure, scope of practice, and professional regulation for health care providers
- Telemedicine and telehealth reimbursement and practice standards
- Health care facility oversight and accreditation
- Patient privacy, data sharing, and reporting requirements
- Health insurance, payer rules, and consumer protections
- Public health program administration and funding
- Administrative procedures and enforcement mechanisms

Note: The above are common themes in general health law revisions and are not confirmed for LC 4222.

Affected parties

  • Patients and the general public
  • Health care providers, including physicians, nurses, and allied professionals
  • Hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities
  • Health insurers and payers
  • State health agencies, licensing boards, and regulatory bodies

Procedural and timeline notes

  • As a draft that died in process, LC 4222 did not advance to committee or floor action, and no final text became law.
  • If reintroduced, typical steps would include committee hearings, potential amendments, votes in chamber(s), and possible conference committee consideration.

Additional notes

  • No full text or specific provisions are available here. To understand the bill’s exact changes, text from the official legislative database (when/if released) should be consulted.
  • Given its status, LC 4222 currently has no enacted impact on health care law.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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