12-1915-5069 
 
Georgia House of Representatives Public Information Office 
Room 505 LOB, 18 Capitol Square 30334 404-656-5082 1-800-282-5800 
December 19, 2003 
 
MEDIA ADVISORY 
House Committee to Hear Nursing Home Legislation in Augusta 
Atlanta Representative "Able" Mable Thomas (D-Atlanta)-- who chairs the Senior Citizens Council and Medicare Sub-Committee of the House Human Relations and Aging Committee-- has announced a sub-committee hearing date in Augusta for the purpose of discussing HB 357. The sub-committee will meet on Tuesday, December 30, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. in the Municipal Building at 530 Green Street in Augusta, Georgia. 
HB 357 seeks to amend existing law dealing with notification requirements for suspicious, or unusual deaths. The measure would require all deaths which occur in a compensated care facility such as nursing homes, or deaths of persons who have recently left a nursing home, to be immediately reported to the coroner or county medical examiner. 
The bill's author, House Human Relations and Aging Committee Chairman Henry Howard (DAugusta), will present his bill before the sub-committee and answer any committee member questions. 
Rep. Thomas, and Chairman Howard encourage all interested parties to attend. # # # 
For further information, contact Rep. Thomas @ 404-656-0177 or Contact Rep. Howard @ 404-656-9189