ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today appointed a Special Committee on Access to Quality Health Care for the 2019-2020 legislative term. This committee follows the recommendations of the House Rural Development Council that the House of Representatives review the regulatory environment for healthcare providers and facilities in the State of Georgia. Continue reading “Speaker Ralston Appoints Special Committee on Access to Quality Health Care”
MAG Honors Rep. Sharon Cooper with its First Hall of Fame Award
ATLANTA – State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), Chairman of the House Health and Human Services Committee, was recently honored by the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) as the first recipient of its Hall of Fame Award during the organization’s House of Delegates (HOD) meeting on Jekyll Island on October 20, 2018.
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Rep. Cooper to Chair Subcommittee on Opioid Alternatives, E-Prescribing, Harm Reduction & Other Health Care Issues from the 2018 Legislative Session
ATLANTA – State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), Chairman of the House Health and Human Services Committee, today announced that she will oversee the House Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Opioid Alternatives, E-Prescribing, Harm Reduction, Step Therapy and Bariatric Surgery benefits for State Health Benefit Plan participants. Continue reading “Rep. Cooper to Chair Subcommittee on Opioid Alternatives, E-Prescribing, Harm Reduction & Other Health Care Issues from the 2018 Legislative Session”
Rep. Cooper Named NCSL Opioid Policy Fellow
ATLANTA – State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta) is one of only 25 legislators from across the country who was recently selected to participate in the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) inaugural Opioid Policy Fellows Program for 2018. This program is designed to support state legislators who are leaders on opioid addiction and overdose issues. Continue reading “Rep. Cooper Named NCSL Opioid Policy Fellow”
Rep. Sharon Cooper Participates in Study Tour of Criminal Mental Health Project
ATLANTA – State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), chairman of the House Health & Human Services Committee, recently took part in a study tour of the Criminal Mental Health Project (CMHP) in Miami, Florida, October 25 – October 27, 2017. A nationally renowned program run by the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, CMHP diverts nonviolent defendants with serious mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders from the criminal justice system into community-based treatment programs. Rep. Cooper is a past chair of the Human Services and Public Safety Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC), which sponsored the study tour. Continue reading “Rep. Sharon Cooper Participates in Study Tour of Criminal Mental Health Project”