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Senate subcommittee advances bill to create statewide, de-identified health-care professional database
Summary
The Occupation and Professional Licensing Subcommittee voted to advance Senate Bill 131, which would require licensing boards to share de-identified workforce data with the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce to build a searchable statewide listing for planners and consumers.
Senate Bill 131, sponsored in committee by Senator Hodges, cleared the Occupation and Professional Licensing Subcommittee and was reported to the full Committee on Regulated Industries. The bill would require 15 licensing boards to collaborate with the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce (GBHCW) to create a statewide, de‑identified database of licensed health-care professionals for use by planners and consumers.
Senator Hodges said the bill "is pretty simple. It established establishes, health care professional, data system across the state," and described the intended uses as allowing planners to detect "health care deserts" and enabling consumers to find nearby providers by license type and other non‑identifying…
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