Broadband Funding in Georgia with Jessica Simmons of the Georgia Technology Authority - TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
Five Questions, Five Answers: Driving the I-75 with Rick Walker of GAMA Georgia
Introducing TAG Infrastructure with Board Chair Sarah Ellis - TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
Introducing TAG Infrastructure Talks - TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
On behalf of the Georgia Hospital Association (“GHA”), AGG Healthcare partner and Post-Acute & Long-Term Care industry team co-chair, Jason Bring, submitted an amicus (friend of the court) brief to the Supreme Court of...more
Georgia’s COVID-19 immunity protections for nursing facilities, providers, and businesses will sunset on July 14, 2022, so does this mean dark litigation days lie ahead? At the height of the COVID outbreak in the spring...more
Georgia assisted living communities and personal care homes will be eligible for up to $100,000 of grant funding to reimburse COVID-related expenses. Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp announced he will award over $217 million...more
In response to media reports regarding alleged deficient practices in some of Georgia’s long-term care facilities, House Bill 987 (“HB 987”) was signed into law on June 30, 2020, amending Title 31 of the O.C.G.A....more
On August 12, 2021, the Georgia Department of Community Health unanimously approved revisions to the rules for Personal Care Homes (PCHs) and Assisted Living Communities (ALCs). These revisions modify the Regulations for...more
On August 12, 2021, the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) adopted final rules revising regulations for Personal Care Homes (PCH(s)) and Assisted Living Communities (ALC(s)). The final rules implement changes made...more
On April 7, 2021, Commissioner Toomey of the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) issued an Administrative Order that provides new reopening guidance for long-term care facilities, which includes intermediate care...more
Effective July 1, 2021, Administrators of Assisted Living Communities and Administrators of Personal Care Homes with twenty-five (25) beds or more must hold licenses issued by the Georgia State Board of Long-Term Care...more
Just after midnight, the 2021 Legislative Session concluded with many legislative measures sneaking in under the wire—and many others lying dead on the House and Senate floors. The House and Senate compromise on the FY22...more
Although the General Assembly was in adjournment today, legislators packed the day with committee meetings to consider languishing legislation, new amendments, and hastily drawn substitutes. One of the major points of the day...more
As quickly as it appeared, the Senate version of the FY22 State Budget descended into the shadows of a conference committee today, entering the final (and most secretive) phase of negotiations before final passage. Leaders in...more
The General Assembly kicked off the penultimate week of the 2021 Legislative Session early this morning with a number of committee meetings preceding early afternoon convenings of both chambers. Perhaps the most watched of...more
The General Assembly was in adjournment today, but lawmakers and lobbyists were watching attentively the action in Room 341 this morning. There, beginning at 7:30 a.m., House appropriators began slowly revealing their...more
Although the General Assembly was in adjournment today, legislative committees were hard at work. With less than 24 hours remaining for propositions to emerge from committee in the Senate and still be considered this year,...more
Monday marked the nominal halfway point of the 2021 Legislative Session, but there is a keen awareness among lawmakers and lobbyists that more than half of the legislature’s work for the year lies in the legislative days to...more
Legislative Day 19 felt particularly cold, wet, and sleepy as legislators wrapped up a short week that was filled to the brim with committee meetings and actions. But before most members headed for the exits, the chambers did...more
On Monday, January 11, 2021, the Georgia Department of Public Health expanded the COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 1a+, to new populations including adults aged 65 and older and first responders, including law enforcement and...more
Gov. Brian Kemp signed the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act on August 5, 2020, limiting Georgia businesses’ liability for certain claims related to COVID-19. However, the act requires Georgia businesses to take...more
The Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act (the “Bill”), which Governor Kemp is expected to sign the Bill into law, would provide civil immunity from certain liability claims related to COVID-19. The Bill follows...more
In the waning hours of the General Assembly’s legislative session on June 26, 2020, the Georgia State Senate agreed to the Georgia House of Representative’s proposal to provide substantial liability limitation to businesses...more