Legislation Sponsored by Karen Bennett (1)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 5/7/2024

HR 0590 SupportHouse Study Committee on Georgia's Barriers to Access to Adequate Health Care for Children with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder with Streptococcal infection (PANDAS) Disorders Karen Bennett
3/29/2019 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care --
Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services
House Resolution 590 creates the House Study Committee on Georgia's Barriers to Access to Adequate Health Care. Committee members are charged to undertake a study of the needs, issues, and problems associated with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder with Streptococcal infection (PANDAS) disorders. These disorders create the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children, causing previously healthy and emotionally-adjusted children to experience severe anxiety and emotional disturbances. The study committee, which will be abolished on December 1, 2019, is composed of eight members: five members of the House, one practicing psychiatrist, one practicing pediatrician, and one public health practitioner
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