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| Bill | "Medical Practice Act of the State of Georgia"; telemedicine licenses for physicians in other states; engage in the practice of medicine with patients in this state through telemedicine; provide | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Medical Practice Act of the State of Georgia," so as to provide for telemedicine licenses for physicians licensed in other states to engage in the practice of medicine with patients in this state through telemedicine; to provide for requirements for issuance of a telemedicine license; to provide for restrictions; to provide for notice of restrictions placed on a license by another state; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for revocation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2019_20 | SB 115 | Georgia SB 115 (2019_20) |
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5 | 16 | 1 | 2019-02-15 | 2019-07-01 | openstates | ocd-bill/b6048ad5-b019-4958-808a-82108360ab71 | http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl | 2722c693dd3da88c20a5acab4a789477095c4ef29e424499ea3e208aabb6bcf8 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Georgia SB 115 (2019_20) — "Medical Practice Act of the State of Georgia"; telemedicine licenses for physicians in other states; engage in the practice of medicine with patients in this state through telemedicine; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Medical Practice Act of the State of Georgia," so as to provide for telemedicine licenses for physicians licensed in other states to engage in the practice of medicine with patients in this state through telemedicine; to provide for requirements for issuance of a telemedicine license; to provide for restrictions; to provide for notice of restrictions placed on a license by another state; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for revocation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- As Introduced LC 33 7683 (committee substitute) — source
- As passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
- LC 33 8012S/hss (committee substitute) — source
- LC 46 0179S/hrs (committee substitute) — source
- SB 115/AP* (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 54–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
- Dean Burke — primary (person)
- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
- Renee Unterman — primary (person)
- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-02-15 Senate Hopper
- 2019-02-19 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2019-02-22 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-02-25 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2019-02-26 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2019-02-26 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2019-02-27 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2019-02-28 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2019-03-28 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-03-29 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2019-03-29 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2019-03-29 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- 2019-04-09 Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2019-05-06 Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2019-05-06 Act 156
executive-signature - 2019-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b6048ad5-b019-4958-808a-82108360ab71. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).