Committee advances bill requiring long‑term‑care websites to link to state ombudsman; adds GLP‑1 language

At a meeting of the Human Relations & Aging committee, lawmakers considered HB 906, a bill that would require long‑term‑care facilities that maintain websites to post a link to the Georgia Long Term Care Ombudsman Program and, in the same bill, add GLP‑1 medications to the list of drugs certified medication aides may administer in certain facilities.

Representative Smith presented the bill, calling it “a straightforward bill that requires long term care facilities that maintain a website to post a link to the official website of the Georgia Long Term Care Ombudsman Program.” He told the committee the bill includes an effective date of 01/01/2027 and a clarified penalty structure in the draft: a first violation would prompt a written warning, a second violation a $100 fine and third and subsequent violations $200; broken links alone would not carry penalties, and the bill would not authorize license revocation. Smith also said…