by William Carnes | Mar 8, 2024 | Blog
HB 1170 By Representative Lee Hawkins – IN SENATE HEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE HB 1170 requires that certain state government buildings, courthouses, and university buildings maintain and make accessible opioid antagonists. The bill allows for opioid...
by William Carnes | Feb 27, 2024 | Blog
HB 520 By Representative Todd Jones GC4R was a leader in a coalition of over 60 organizations supporting HB 520, the successor legislation to HB 1013 – The Mental Health Parity Act. After receiving overwhelming bi-partisan support in the House of Representatives, HB...
by William Carnes | Feb 8, 2024 | Blog
HB 520 By Representative Todd Jones GC4R was a leader in a coalition of over 60 organizations supporting HB 520, the successor legislation to HB 1013 – The Mental Health Parity Act. After receiving overwhelming bi-partisan support in the House of Representatives, HB...
by William Carnes | Dec 13, 2023 | Blog
The Georgia Council for Recovery calls on the full U.S. Senate to take urgent action on the comprehensive legislative package aimed at combatting the opioid epidemic passed yesterday by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.On...
by William Carnes | Dec 12, 2023 | Blog
The Georgia Council for Recovery calls on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to pass S. 644, the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act. This bill expands access to methadone for an individual’s unsupervised use to treat opioid use...
by William Carnes | Dec 12, 2023 | Blog
The Georgia Council for Recovery calls on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to take urgent action on the comprehensive legislative package aimed at combatting the opioid epidemic. The heart of the package is reauthorization of the SUPPORT...
