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Committee approves SB395 substitute that tightens medical-board role and declares EMS an essential service
Summary
Chairman Newton presented a substitute for SB395 that clarifies the Department of Public Health and the Georgia Composite Medical Board’s roles on medical-cannabis rules and incorporates language declaring emergency medical services an essential service; the committee approved the substitute with no recorded opposition.
Chairman Newton presented a substitute for Senate Bill 395, saying the measure tightens the roles of the Department of Public Health and the Georgia Composite Medical Board in setting medical-cannabis rules and adds language from House Bill 154 that declares emergency medical services an essential service.
"A lot of these rural EMS are eligible would be eligible for grants if this bill passes and is signed into law," Chairman Newton said, arguing the change would help rural providers access funding.
Committee members moved to approve SB395 by substitute LC 50211100 S. A member offered a second, the moderator asked for opposition and, hearing none, stated the substitute was approved.
The substitute specifies that DPH and the Composite Medical Board work together on medical-cannabis rules and includes the House-passed language designating EMS as essential for purposes that could make certain providers eligible for grant programs if the bill is enacted. The sponsor said the EMS provision had passed the House twice and was designed to help rural services.
After approving the substitute, the committee set the day’s calendar and moved several bills onto today’s calendar under the modified structure.
What happens next: The committee approved the SB395 substitute and placed the bill on the calendar for further consideration; no recorded roll-call vote was provided in the transcript.
