The Act provides for a limited abrogation of state sovereign immunity in Georgia. It applies to acts committed by officers and employees of the state and state agencies, but excludes officers and agents of counties, municipalities, hospital authorities, and school boards. It requires a notice of claim to be made
SB 680 provides penalties against nursing homes which cease to particpate in the Medicaid program without good cause. SB 681 requires nursing homes to continue providing care to their current Medicaid residents after the nursing home chooses, without cause, to discontinue Medicaid participation. HB 1640 prohibits unlicensed personal care home
Prior to the Act, Georgia Law did not prohibit leaving dangerous abandoned or discarded automobiles in places accessible to children. The Act makes it a misdemeanor to leave an abandoned or discarded motor vehicle that does not have at least one door which can be easily opened from he inside,
