Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department of; create and maintain electronic inpatient psychiatric bed registry; require

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions related to examination and treatment for mental illness, so as to require the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to create, operate, and maintain an electronic registry for inpatient psychiatric beds; to require the department to provide for registry data to the contractor or entity that operates the Georgia Crisis and Acce…

Source: OpenStates · fetched February 11, 2025

Who it affects

Mental health service userindirect

Improved access to timely information about inpatient psychiatric bed availability, potentially reducing wait times and improving care coordination for individuals seeking mental health treatment.

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Mental health service userindirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Improved access to timely information about inpatient psychiatric bed availability, potentially reducing wait times and improving care coordination for individuals seeking mental health treatment.
“require the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to create, operate, and maintain an electronic registry for inpatient psychiatric beds”· Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 37
“require the department to provide for registry data to the contractor or entity that operates the Georgia Crisis and Acce”· Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 37

What the Bill Does

Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to create and maintain an electronic registry for inpatient psychiatric beds.
Mandates the department to share registry data with the operator of the Georgia Crisis and Access Line.

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