Government Relations Report

July/August 2006
prepared by

Federal Agencies
Federal Legislation
State Legislation and Regulation
Georgia
SB12
 Relates to government call centers; relates to state government in general, so as to provide for qualifications with respect to certain call centers; provides for definitions; provides for construction; provides for related matters; repeals conflicting laws; requires that any telephone call center operated on behalf of a state agency or department shall be physically located within the United States.
SB204

Relates to health records, so as to provide that any health care provider, health care facility, or health care professional may create, maintain, transmit, receive, and store medical records in an electronic format; to provide conditions; to provide for legal rights and responsibilities; to provide for tangible copies of records; to provide for costs; to repeal conflicting laws.
SB 230
Relates to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide legislative findings; to provide definitions; to require information brokers to give notice of consumers of certain security breaches.
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