A Georgia bill on beds and licensure, introduced and still moving. Last moved February 24, 2026.
Official title Health; exempt from certificate of need requirements certain nursing homes for war veterans
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certificate of need program, so as to exempt from certificate of need requirements certain nursing homes for war veterans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What this affects
- Who pays, or is paid
- Whoever holds or wants a licence in Georgia. Certificate-of-need and bed rules set what an existing licence is worth.
- Which buildings
- 356 facilities holding 39,494 licensed beds in Georgia.
- The dollars, or the rule
- We cannot tell yet from the text. No dollar figure or threshold is stated in what we hold.
- Effective
- We cannot tell yet from the text. No effective date is stated yet.
- Status
- Introduced, as of February 24, 2026.
Certificate-of-need and moratorium rules decide whether supply can grow, and that sets what an existing licence is worth.
Latest action, February 24, 2026: House Committee Favorably Reported
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Bill text and status: legis.ga.gov · retrieved August 3, 2026