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This bill establishes a pilot program through the Rural Health System Innovation Center (a part of the Department of Community Health) designed to improve insulin management in rural hospitals. The program will create a grant opportunity for rural hospital organizations to receive funding for technology, training, and equipment to better track and manage inpatient insulin levels. Grant recipients will be selected based on criteria such as high diabetes prevalence, commitment to using technology-enabled tracking tools, partnership with specialized medical groups, and a plan to share patient insulin management data with primary care physicians upon discharge. The pilot program aims to reduce adverse patient incidents and improve diabetes care continuity between hospital and outpatient settings. The program will run until January 1, 2027, at which point the center must submit a comprehensive report to state leadership detailing the program's outcomes. The bill's implementation is contingent on specific appropriations being made by the Georgia General Assembly, meaning it will only go into effect if funding is allocated for its purposes.

Health and Social Services

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71711