House Study Committee on Rural Hospitals; create

This resolution creates a 9-member House Study Committee on Rural Hospitals in Georgia, composed of 5 legislators (with healthcare backgrounds), 1 rural hospital executive, 1 rural physician, 1 non-physician healthcare provider, and 1 healthcare finance expert. The committee will study rural hospital access issues, financial challenges, and needs like physician shortages and telemedicine access, with a focus on Georgia’s high rural hospital closure rates. It must submit recommendations to the House by December 1, 2026, before dissolving. This is a procedural step to gather data, not a law changing healthcare policy.