Track Health Legislation
The 2017 Legislative Session begins on January 9, 2017. Below please find a listing of bills that Georgians for a Healthy Future is tracking during this session. New bills will be added as they are introduced. For email updates on how to stay involved click here.
Georgians for a Healthy Future Legislative Priorities
| Sort By: Bill Title Bill Status | Bill | Status |
| “Surprise Billing and Consumer Protection Act”; health insurance; provide consumer protections; definitions | SB 8 | House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
| “Surprise Billing”; Consumer protections regarding health insurance | HB 71 | Did not cross over |
| Medicaid expansion | SB 7 | Did not cross over |
| Expand Medicaid NOW Act | HB 188 | Did not cross over |
Renewal of provider fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6C of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the hospital Medicaid financing program, so as to extend the sunset provision; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Protection and Guarantee of Service for Health Insurance Consumers Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general insurance provisions, so as to provide for the compensation of health insurance agents in certain situations; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide a short title; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Study Committee on Barriers to Georgians’ Access to Adequate Healthcare
A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Barriers to Georgians’ Access to Adequate Healthcare; and for other purposes.
Joint Study Committee on Reforming HIV Related Criminal Laws
A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Reforming HIV Related Criminal Laws; and for other purposes.
General Appropriations, State Fiscal Year July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018
A BILL to be entitled an Act to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018; to make and provide such appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mental Health Treatment Task Force
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to establish the Georgia Mental Health Treatment Task Force; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for the membership, duties, compensation, and expense allowances; to develop applications for a Medicaid waiver and block grant funding; to prohibit the submission of a mental health Medicaid waiver application without legislative approval; to require agencies’ cooperation; to provide for the abolishment; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Low THC Oil Patient Registry
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 and Code Section 31-2A-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of low THC oil and the establishment of the Low THC Oil Patient Registry, definitions, purpose, registration cards, quarterly reports, and waiver forms, respectively, so as to change the definition of low THC oil; to change provisions relating to conditions eligible for use of low THC oil; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Dental hygienists; perform certain functions under general supervision
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dental hygienists, so as to authorize licensed dental hygienists to perform certain functions under general supervision in certain settings; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for criteria; to provide for requirements; to collect certain Medicaid data; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Narcotic Treatment Programs Enforcement Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drug abuse treatment and education programs, so as to provide for regulation of narcotic treatment programs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
‘The Pharmacy Patient Fair Practices Act’
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to authorize the Commissioner of Insurance to promulgate certain rules and regulations and to examine and investigate certain matters with regard to pharmacy benefits managers; to prohibit pharmacy benefits managers from requiring the use of mail-order pharmacies under certain conditions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for certain prohibitions; to provide for enforcement; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Emergency Medical Services; emergency cardiac care centers
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to emergency medical services, so as to provide for the designation of emergency cardiac care centers; to provide for the establishment of the Office of Cardiac Care within the Department of Public Health; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Controlled substances; Schedules I, II, IV and V; change certain provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to change certain provisions relating to Schedules I, II, IV, and V controlled substances; to change certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drug; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Physician Assistants; authority to prescribe hydrocodone compound products; authorize a physician to delegate to a physician assistant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-34-103 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to delegation of authority to physician assistants, so as to authorize a physician to delegate to a physician assistant the authority to prescribe hydrocodone compound products; to provide for a limitation; to provide for additional continuing education requirements regarding hydrocodone compound products; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
“Jeffrey Dallas Gay, Jr., Act”
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacies, so as to provide that the state health officer may issue a standing order permitting certain persons and entities to obtain opioid antagonists under the conditions the state health officer may impose; to provide for immunity; to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to change the definition of a dangerous drug; to add a drug to Schedule V; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
The Pharmacy Patient Fair Practices Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to authorize the Commissioner of Insurance to promulgate certain rules and regulations and to examine and investigate certain matters with regard to pharmacy benefits managers; to prohibit pharmacy benefits managers from requiring the use of mail-order pharmacies under certain conditions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for certain prohibitions; to provide for enforcement; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Insurance; standalone dental plans; exempt from requirement of printed directories for certain entities
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-20C-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to printed provider directories and accuracy, so as to exempt standalone dental plans from the requirement of printed directories for certain entities; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Hospital Care for the Indigent; additional reporting requirement for rural hospitals; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hospital care for the indigent generally, so as to provide for an additional reporting requirement for rural hospitals; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from income taxes, so as to change certain amounts and entities eligible for the credit; to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when public disclosure not required, so that the identities of individual and corporate donors to rural hospital organizations are exempt from public disclosure; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
‘Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Act’
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for a short title and findings; to require health plans to provide coverage for hearing aids for certain individuals; to provide for the frequency of replacing hearing aids; to provide for coverage of services and supplies; to provide options for higher priced devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jeffrey Dallas Gay, Jr. Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 and Article 2 of Chapter 16 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances and death investigations, respectively, so as to collect more information regarding the dispensing and use of certain controlled substances; to change the frequency of reporting certain prescriptions in the electronic data base of prescription information; to clarify provisions relating to confidentiality; to change provisions relating to liability and duties; to change provisions relating to the definitions of dangerous drugs; to provide for a coroner’s inquest when an individual dies of a suspected drug overdose; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
“Surprise Billing and Consumer Protection Act”; health insurance; provide consumer protections; definitions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for consumer protections regarding health insurance; to provide for definitions; to provide for disclosure requirements of providers, hospitals, and insurers; to provide for billing and reimbursement of out-of-network services; to provide for procedures for dispute resolution for surprise bills for nonemergency services; to provide for payment of emergency services; to provide for an out-of-network reimbursement rate workgroup; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
You can make a difference today in the outcome of this bill!
Dental Hygienists; perform certain functions under general supervision; authorize licensed dental hygienists
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dental hygienists, so as to authorize licensed dental hygienists to perform certain functions under general supervision; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for criteria; to require professional liability insurance by licensed dental hygienists performing under general supervision; to provide for definitions; to provide for intent; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
“Jeffrey Dallas Gay, Jr., Act.”; opioid antagonists
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to pharmacies, so as to provide that the state health officer may issue a standing order permitting certain persons and entities to obtain opioid antagonists under the conditions the state health officer may impose; to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to controlled substances; to amend Code Section 31-12-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to reporting disease, confidentiality, reporting required by pharmacists, immunity from liability as to information supplied, and notification of potential bioterrorism; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drug abuse treatment and education programs; provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Insurance; copayment, coinsurance, or office visit deductible; for services rendered by a physical therapist; prohibit certain insurers from imposing
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general insurance provisions, so as to prohibit certain insurers from imposing a copayment, coinsurance, or office visit deductible amount greater than such charges imposed on a physician or an osteopath to an insured for services rendered by a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, or chiropractor; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
House Study Committee on Health in Georgia
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Health in Georgia; and for other purposes.
Direct Primary Care Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to kinds of insurance, limits of risks, and reinsurance, so as to provide definitions; to provide that direct primary care agreements are not insurance; to exempt such agreements from regulation as insurance; to provide for discontinuance of services under certain circumstances; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mental Health; transport certain mentally ill patients; authorization of emergency medical services personnel
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to examination, hospitalization, and treatment of involuntary patients, so as to provide for authorization of emergency medical services personnel to transport certain mentally ill patients under certain circumstances; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rural hospital tax credit expansion
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hospital care for the indigent generally, so as to provide for an additional reporting requirement for rural hospitals; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, computation, rate, and exemptions from income taxes, so as to change certain amounts eligible for the credit; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Georgia Health Care Transparency Initiative
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of insurance, so as to create the Georgia Health Care Transparency Initiative; to provide for definitions; to provide for a purpose; to provide for a Georgia Health Care Initiative Board; to provide for the board’s membership and duties; to provide for the Commissioner’s duties; to provide for subcommittees; to provide for submission of data and its uses; to provide for data confidentiality; to provide for penalties; to provide for funding; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
“Surprise Billing”; Consumer protections regarding health insurance
A BILL to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for consumer protections regarding health insurance; to provide for definitions; to provide for disclosure requirements of providers, hospitals, and insurers; to provide for network composition; to provide for billing and reimbursement of in-network and out-of-network services; to provide for payment of emergency services; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
You can make a difference today in the outcome of this bill!
Medicaid expansion
A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for the authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; to provide for certain restrictions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Georgia Family Planning Initiative
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to enact the “Georgia Family Planning Initiative”; to provide for definitions; to authorize public and private funding; to provide for distribution of funds for family planning services; to provide for priority of patients and cost of services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mental Health; emergency examinations of a person for involuntary evaluation
PF: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to authorize emergency medical technicians, cardiac technicians, and paramedics to perform certain acts which physicians, psychologists, and other persons are authorized to perform regarding emergency examinations of a person for involuntary evaluation and treatment for mental illness or alcohol or drug abuse; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Medical cannabis; production and sale to certain individuals for medical usage
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for the regulation of the production of cannabis and sale of medical cannabis to certain individuals for medical usage as provided by law; to provide that the fees paid from the production of cannabis and state tax proceeds from the sale of medical cannabis be dedicated; to provide that such funds shall not lapse; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Protection and Guarantee of Service for Health Insurance Consumers Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general insurance provisions, so as to provide for the compensation of health insurance agents in certain situations; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide a short title; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Expand Medicaid NOW Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for the authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; to provide for a maximum percent of the federal poverty level; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
You can make a difference today in the outcome of this bill!
Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for a short title and findings; to require health plans to provide coverage for hearing aids for certain individuals; to provide for the frequency of replacing hearing aids; to provide for coverage of services and supplies; to provide options for higher priced devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Optometrists; permit administration of pharmaceutical agents by injection under certain circumstances
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 30 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to optometrists, so as to change and provide certain definitions to permit doctors of optometry to administer pharmaceutical agents by injection under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
‘Georgia Family Medical Leave Act’
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for the creation of a program to compensate in part for the wage loss sustained by any individual who is unable to work due to such individual’s own sickness or injury, the sickness or injury of a family member, or the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a new child; to create the Family Medical Leave Fund; to provide for contributions to such fund; to provide for filing determination and payment of claims; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations by the Department of Labor; to provide for related matters; to provide a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Congress; block grant Medicaid funding to be used for indigent health care and Medicaid funding; urge
A RESOLUTION urging Congress to block grant Medicaid funding to be used for indigent health care and Medicaid funding; and for other purposes.
Governor; negotiate with federal authorities to receive a waiver creating per capita block grant funding for indigent health care
A RESOLUTION urging the Governor to negotiate with federal authorities to receive a waiver creating per capita block grant funding to be used for indigent health care and providing legislative notification pursuant to Code Section 49-4-142.1 for the submission of a waiver request pursuant to Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act; and for other purposes.
Drug related objects; employees of harm reduction organizations are not subject to certain offenses
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transactions in drug related objects, so as to provide that employees and agents of harm reduction organizations are not subject to certain offenses relating to hypodermic needles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislation we’re watching
| Sort By: Bill Title Bill Status | Bill | Status |
| Renewal of provider fee | SB 70 | Signed into law |
| Protection and Guarantee of Service for Health Insurance Consumers Act | HB 64 | Senate Tabled |
| Senate Study Committee on Barriers to Georgians’ Access to Adequate Healthcare | SR 188 | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| Joint Study Committee on Reforming HIV Related Criminal Laws | HR 240 | Passed House |
| General Appropriations, State Fiscal Year July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018 | HB 44 | Passed by General Assembly |
| Mental Health Treatment Task Force | SB 4 | Passed by General Assembly |
| Low THC Oil Patient Registry | SB 16 | Passed by General Assembly |
| Dental hygienists; perform certain functions under general supervision | HB 154 | Passed by General Assembly |
| Narcotic Treatment Programs Enforcement Act | SB 88 | Passed by General Assembly |
| ‘The Pharmacy Patient Fair Practices Act’ | SB 103 | Passed by General Assembly |
| Emergency Medical Services; emergency cardiac care centers | SB 102 | Passed by General Assembly |
| Controlled substances; Schedules I, II, IV and V; change certain provisions | HB 231 | Passed by General Assembly |
| Physician Assistants; authority to prescribe hydrocodone compound products; authorize a physician to delegate to a physician assistant | SB 125 | Passed by General Assembly |
| “Jeffrey Dallas Gay, Jr., Act” | SB 121 | Passed by General Assembly |
| The Pharmacy Patient Fair Practices Act | HB 276 | Passed by General Assembly |
| Insurance; standalone dental plans; exempt from requirement of printed directories for certain entities | HB 262 | Passed by General Assembly |
| Hospital Care for the Indigent; additional reporting requirement for rural hospitals; provide | SB 180 | Passed by General Assembly |
| ‘Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Act’ | SB 206 | Passed by General Assembly |
| Jeffrey Dallas Gay, Jr. Act | HB 249 | Passed by General Assembly |
| Dental Hygienists; perform certain functions under general supervision; authorize licensed dental hygienists | SB 12 | House Second Readers |
| “Jeffrey Dallas Gay, Jr., Act.”; opioid antagonists | SB 81 | House Second Readers |
| Insurance; copayment, coinsurance, or office visit deductible; for services rendered by a physical therapist; prohibit certain insurers from imposing | SB 164 | House Second Readers |
| House Study Committee on Health in Georgia | HR 468 | House Second Readers |
| Direct Primary Care Act | SB 50 | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| Mental Health; transport certain mentally ill patients; authorization of emergency medical services personnel | SB 40 | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| Rural hospital tax credit expansion | HB 54 | Did not cross over |
| Georgia Health Care Transparency Initiative | SB 25 | Did not cross over |
| Georgia Family Planning Initiative | SB 61 | Did not cross over |
| Mental Health; emergency examinations of a person for involuntary evaluation | SB 11 | Did not cross over |
| Medical cannabis; production and sale to certain individuals for medical usage | HR 36 | Did not cross over |
| Protection and Guarantee of Service for Health Insurance Consumers Act | HB 63 | Did not cross over |
| Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Act | HB 228 | Did not cross over |
| Optometrists; permit administration of pharmaceutical agents by injection under certain circumstances | HB 36 | Did not cross over |
| ‘Georgia Family Medical Leave Act’ | SB 63 | Did not cross over |
| Congress; block grant Medicaid funding to be used for indigent health care and Medicaid funding; urge | SR 349 | Senate Read Second Time |
| Governor; negotiate with federal authorities to receive a waiver creating per capita block grant funding for indigent health care | HR 182 | House Second Readers |
| Drug related objects; employees of harm reduction organizations are not subject to certain offenses | HB 161 | Did not cross over |
Renewal of provider fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6C of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the hospital Medicaid financing program, so as to extend the sunset provision; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Protection and Guarantee of Service for Health Insurance Consumers Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general insurance provisions, so as to provide for the compensation of health insurance agents in certain situations; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide a short title; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Senate Study Committee on Barriers to Georgians’ Access to Adequate Healthcare
A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Barriers to Georgians’ Access to Adequate Healthcare; and for other purposes.
Joint Study Committee on Reforming HIV Related Criminal Laws
A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Reforming HIV Related Criminal Laws; and for other purposes.
General Appropriations, State Fiscal Year July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018
A BILL to be entitled an Act to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018; to make and provide such appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mental Health Treatment Task Force
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to establish the Georgia Mental Health Treatment Task Force; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for the membership, duties, compensation, and expense allowances; to develop applications for a Medicaid waiver and block grant funding; to prohibit the submission of a mental health Medicaid waiver application without legislative approval; to require agencies’ cooperation; to provide for the abolishment; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Low THC Oil Patient Registry
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 and Code Section 31-2A-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of low THC oil and the establishment of the Low THC Oil Patient Registry, definitions, purpose, registration cards, quarterly reports, and waiver forms, respectively, so as to change the definition of low THC oil; to change provisions relating to conditions eligible for use of low THC oil; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Dental hygienists; perform certain functions under general supervision
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dental hygienists, so as to authorize licensed dental hygienists to perform certain functions under general supervision in certain settings; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for criteria; to provide for requirements; to collect certain Medicaid data; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Narcotic Treatment Programs Enforcement Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drug abuse treatment and education programs, so as to provide for regulation of narcotic treatment programs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
‘The Pharmacy Patient Fair Practices Act’
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to authorize the Commissioner of Insurance to promulgate certain rules and regulations and to examine and investigate certain matters with regard to pharmacy benefits managers; to prohibit pharmacy benefits managers from requiring the use of mail-order pharmacies under certain conditions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for certain prohibitions; to provide for enforcement; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Emergency Medical Services; emergency cardiac care centers
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to emergency medical services, so as to provide for the designation of emergency cardiac care centers; to provide for the establishment of the Office of Cardiac Care within the Department of Public Health; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Controlled substances; Schedules I, II, IV and V; change certain provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to change certain provisions relating to Schedules I, II, IV, and V controlled substances; to change certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drug; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Physician Assistants; authority to prescribe hydrocodone compound products; authorize a physician to delegate to a physician assistant
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-34-103 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to delegation of authority to physician assistants, so as to authorize a physician to delegate to a physician assistant the authority to prescribe hydrocodone compound products; to provide for a limitation; to provide for additional continuing education requirements regarding hydrocodone compound products; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
“Jeffrey Dallas Gay, Jr., Act”
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacies, so as to provide that the state health officer may issue a standing order permitting certain persons and entities to obtain opioid antagonists under the conditions the state health officer may impose; to provide for immunity; to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to change the definition of a dangerous drug; to add a drug to Schedule V; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
The Pharmacy Patient Fair Practices Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to authorize the Commissioner of Insurance to promulgate certain rules and regulations and to examine and investigate certain matters with regard to pharmacy benefits managers; to prohibit pharmacy benefits managers from requiring the use of mail-order pharmacies under certain conditions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for certain prohibitions; to provide for enforcement; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Insurance; standalone dental plans; exempt from requirement of printed directories for certain entities
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-20C-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to printed provider directories and accuracy, so as to exempt standalone dental plans from the requirement of printed directories for certain entities; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Hospital Care for the Indigent; additional reporting requirement for rural hospitals; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hospital care for the indigent generally, so as to provide for an additional reporting requirement for rural hospitals; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from income taxes, so as to change certain amounts and entities eligible for the credit; to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when public disclosure not required, so that the identities of individual and corporate donors to rural hospital organizations are exempt from public disclosure; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
‘Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Act’
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for a short title and findings; to require health plans to provide coverage for hearing aids for certain individuals; to provide for the frequency of replacing hearing aids; to provide for coverage of services and supplies; to provide options for higher priced devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jeffrey Dallas Gay, Jr. Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 and Article 2 of Chapter 16 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances and death investigations, respectively, so as to collect more information regarding the dispensing and use of certain controlled substances; to change the frequency of reporting certain prescriptions in the electronic data base of prescription information; to clarify provisions relating to confidentiality; to change provisions relating to liability and duties; to change provisions relating to the definitions of dangerous drugs; to provide for a coroner’s inquest when an individual dies of a suspected drug overdose; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
“Surprise Billing and Consumer Protection Act”; health insurance; provide consumer protections; definitions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for consumer protections regarding health insurance; to provide for definitions; to provide for disclosure requirements of providers, hospitals, and insurers; to provide for billing and reimbursement of out-of-network services; to provide for procedures for dispute resolution for surprise bills for nonemergency services; to provide for payment of emergency services; to provide for an out-of-network reimbursement rate workgroup; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Dental Hygienists; perform certain functions under general supervision; authorize licensed dental hygienists
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dental hygienists, so as to authorize licensed dental hygienists to perform certain functions under general supervision; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for criteria; to require professional liability insurance by licensed dental hygienists performing under general supervision; to provide for definitions; to provide for intent; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
“Jeffrey Dallas Gay, Jr., Act.”; opioid antagonists
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to pharmacies, so as to provide that the state health officer may issue a standing order permitting certain persons and entities to obtain opioid antagonists under the conditions the state health officer may impose; to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to controlled substances; to amend Code Section 31-12-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to reporting disease, confidentiality, reporting required by pharmacists, immunity from liability as to information supplied, and notification of potential bioterrorism; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drug abuse treatment and education programs; provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Insurance; copayment, coinsurance, or office visit deductible; for services rendered by a physical therapist; prohibit certain insurers from imposing
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general insurance provisions, so as to prohibit certain insurers from imposing a copayment, coinsurance, or office visit deductible amount greater than such charges imposed on a physician or an osteopath to an insured for services rendered by a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, or chiropractor; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
House Study Committee on Health in Georgia
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Health in Georgia; and for other purposes.
Direct Primary Care Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to kinds of insurance, limits of risks, and reinsurance, so as to provide definitions; to provide that direct primary care agreements are not insurance; to exempt such agreements from regulation as insurance; to provide for discontinuance of services under certain circumstances; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mental Health; transport certain mentally ill patients; authorization of emergency medical services personnel
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to examination, hospitalization, and treatment of involuntary patients, so as to provide for authorization of emergency medical services personnel to transport certain mentally ill patients under certain circumstances; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rural hospital tax credit expansion
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hospital care for the indigent generally, so as to provide for an additional reporting requirement for rural hospitals; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, computation, rate, and exemptions from income taxes, so as to change certain amounts eligible for the credit; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Georgia Health Care Transparency Initiative
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of insurance, so as to create the Georgia Health Care Transparency Initiative; to provide for definitions; to provide for a purpose; to provide for a Georgia Health Care Initiative Board; to provide for the board’s membership and duties; to provide for the Commissioner’s duties; to provide for subcommittees; to provide for submission of data and its uses; to provide for data confidentiality; to provide for penalties; to provide for funding; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
“Surprise Billing”; Consumer protections regarding health insurance
A BILL to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for consumer protections regarding health insurance; to provide for definitions; to provide for disclosure requirements of providers, hospitals, and insurers; to provide for network composition; to provide for billing and reimbursement of in-network and out-of-network services; to provide for payment of emergency services; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Medicaid expansion
A Bill to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for the authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; to provide for certain restrictions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Georgia Family Planning Initiative
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to enact the “Georgia Family Planning Initiative”; to provide for definitions; to authorize public and private funding; to provide for distribution of funds for family planning services; to provide for priority of patients and cost of services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mental Health; emergency examinations of a person for involuntary evaluation
PF: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to authorize emergency medical technicians, cardiac technicians, and paramedics to perform certain acts which physicians, psychologists, and other persons are authorized to perform regarding emergency examinations of a person for involuntary evaluation and treatment for mental illness or alcohol or drug abuse; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Medical cannabis; production and sale to certain individuals for medical usage
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for the regulation of the production of cannabis and sale of medical cannabis to certain individuals for medical usage as provided by law; to provide that the fees paid from the production of cannabis and state tax proceeds from the sale of medical cannabis be dedicated; to provide that such funds shall not lapse; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Protection and Guarantee of Service for Health Insurance Consumers Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general insurance provisions, so as to provide for the compensation of health insurance agents in certain situations; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide a short title; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Expand Medicaid NOW Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for the authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; to provide for a maximum percent of the federal poverty level; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for a short title and findings; to require health plans to provide coverage for hearing aids for certain individuals; to provide for the frequency of replacing hearing aids; to provide for coverage of services and supplies; to provide options for higher priced devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Optometrists; permit administration of pharmaceutical agents by injection under certain circumstances
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 30 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to optometrists, so as to change and provide certain definitions to permit doctors of optometry to administer pharmaceutical agents by injection under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
‘Georgia Family Medical Leave Act’
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for the creation of a program to compensate in part for the wage loss sustained by any individual who is unable to work due to such individual’s own sickness or injury, the sickness or injury of a family member, or the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a new child; to create the Family Medical Leave Fund; to provide for contributions to such fund; to provide for filing determination and payment of claims; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations by the Department of Labor; to provide for related matters; to provide a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Congress; block grant Medicaid funding to be used for indigent health care and Medicaid funding; urge
A RESOLUTION urging Congress to block grant Medicaid funding to be used for indigent health care and Medicaid funding; and for other purposes.
Governor; negotiate with federal authorities to receive a waiver creating per capita block grant funding for indigent health care
A RESOLUTION urging the Governor to negotiate with federal authorities to receive a waiver creating per capita block grant funding to be used for indigent health care and providing legislative notification pursuant to Code Section 49-4-142.1 for the submission of a waiver request pursuant to Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act; and for other purposes.
Drug related objects; employees of harm reduction organizations are not subject to certain offenses
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transactions in drug related objects, so as to provide that employees and agents of harm reduction organizations are not subject to certain offenses relating to hypodermic needles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
