Track Health Legislation
The 2018 Legislative Session began on January 8, 2018. 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” | SB 8 | Passed House |
“Medicaid Expansion”; Medical assistance; authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers; provide | HB 669 | House Second Readers |
Consumer Coverage and Protection for Out-of-Network Medical Care Act | SB 359 | House Second Readers |
Insurance; modernization and updates; provisions
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 modernization and updates; to amend various provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated for purposes of conformity; to repeal Article 2 of Chapter 29A, relating to the Commission on the Georgia Health Insurance Risk Pool; to provide for any assets, liabilities, and obligations thereof; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Insurance; consumer protections regarding health insurance; provisions
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, reimbursement, and arbitration of certain services; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Health; recommendations from the House Rural Development Council; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 and Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to pharmacists and pharmacies and health, respectively, so as to implement recommendations from the House Rural Development Council relating to health care issues; to revise provisions relative to pharmacy practices; to provide for and revise definitions; to revise provisions relative to credentialing and billing; to provide for the establishment of the Rural Center for Health Care Innovation and Sustainability; to revise provisions relative to certificate of need; to provide for the establishment of micro-hospitals; to provide for a grant program for insurance premium assistance for physicians practicing in medically underserved rural areas of the state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
State employment; drug testing; allow testing for all forms of opioids
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-20-110, relating to definitions for drug testing for state employment, so as to allow for testing for all forms of opioids; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Georgia Commission on Hearing Impaired and Deaf Persons
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 30 of the O.C.G.A., relating to handicapped persons generally, so as to revise provisions relating to the Georgia Commission on Hearing Impaired and Deaf Persons; to provide for definitions; to expand the membership of the commission; to establish a task force; to require use of existing assessments; to monitor individual children’s language and literacy progress; to develop a state-wide coordinated longitudinal data management system for all children who are deaf or hard of hearing; to require information sharing and collaboration among state agencies; to provide integrated and seamless services from birth through literacy; to require public reporting mechanisms; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Autism; age limit for coverage for autism spectrum disorders for an individual covered under a policy or contract; change
“Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act”
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to enter into an interstate compact known as the “Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act”; to authorize the Georgia Composite Medical Board to administer the compact in this state; to provide for the purpose of the compact; to provide definitions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for application of an expedited license; to provide for a coordinated information system; to provide for joint investigations and discipline; to provide for a commission to administer the compact among the member states; to provide for dispute resolution; to provide for withdrawal from the compact; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Health; pilot program to provide preexposure assistance to persons at risk of HIV infection; establish
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of HIV, so as to establish a pilot program to provide preexposure prophylaxis drug assistance or services to persons at risk of being infected with HIV; to provide for requirements; to provide for implementation of the pilot program; to provide for a written report; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Medicaid Claims; false or fraudulent; recover the maximum penalty authorized by federal law; increase the civil penalties
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-4-168.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil penalties for false or fraudulent Medicaid claims, so as to increase the civil penalties that shall be imposed in order to allow this state to recover the maximum penalty authorized by federal law; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Health Coordination and Innovation Council of the State of Georgia; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to create the Health Coordination and Innovation Council of the State of Georgia; to amend other provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Crimes and offenses; provisions relating to permissible users with access to drug monitoring program data base; revise
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to privacy and confidentiality, use of data, and security program for the prescription drug monitoring program data base, so as to revise provisions relating to permissible users with access to the data base; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Delegation of Authority to Physician Assistants; higher supervisory ratio; completed a board approve anesthesiologist assistant program; authorize
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 higher supervisory ratio for physician assistants who have completed a board approved anesthesiologist assistant program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Medical Assistance; commissioner of human services waives the first $25,000 of any estate; provide
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 that the commissioner of human services waives the first $25,000.00 of any estate; to provide for the submission of an amendment to the state plan; to provide for contingent repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
House Study Committee on Retrospective Emergency Room Policies
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Retrospective Emergency Room Policies; and for other purposes.
“Surprise Billing and Consumer Protection Act”
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.
Revenue and taxation; tax rate on modified risk tobacco products; lessen
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxes on tobacco products, so as to lessen the tax rate on modified risk tobacco products; to provide for related matters; to provide for 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”; Medical assistance; authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers; provide
You can make a difference today in the outcome of this bill!
Nurses; administrative purposes only; Georgia Board of Nursing to Department of Community Health; transfer
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nurses, so as to transfer the Georgia Board of Nursing from the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State to the Department of Community Health for administrative purposes only; to provide for a definition; to provide for the powers and duties of the board; to authorize the board to appoint an executive director; to provide for the powers and duties of such executive director; to revise certain provisions related to the division director; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Health; general provisions; patient brokering; prohibit; Commission on Substance Abuse and Recovery; establish; fraudulent insurance act; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to health, so as to prohibit patient brokering;to create a director of Substance Abuse, Addiction, and Related Disorders; to provide for appointment; to provide for qualifications; to establish the Commission on Substance Abuse and Recovery; to provide for membership; to provide for duties; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to insurance, so as to provide for a fraudulent insurance act for the excessive, high-tech, or fraudulent drug testing of certain individuals; to provide for investigation by the Commissioner; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Medical assistance; Medicaid recipients receive unrestricted access to hemophilia medications; provide
Insurance; prohibitions on discrimination against victims of family violence to include victims of sexual assault; expand
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-6-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to enumeration of unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices regarding insurance, so as to expand prohibitions on discrimination against victims of family violence to include victims of sexual assault; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Insurance; require insurers to develop selection standards for provider participation; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to require insurers to develop selection standards for provider participation; to provide for definitions; to provide for tiered network standards; to provide for certain insurer notifications prior to provider termination from a tiered network; to provide for appeal process and requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Prescription Drug Benefits Freedom of Information and Consumer Protection Act
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 and freedom of information regarding prescription drug benefits; to provide for intent and applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements; to provide for an advisory committee; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Insurance; coverage by health benefit plans for certain services and procedures covered by Medicaid or Medicare; require
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 require coverage by health benefit plans for certain services and procedures covered by Medicaid or medicare; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Education; health; provide for instruction
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to provide for instruction on the best practices for and risks associated with the use of tampons in a course of study in sex education and AIDS prevention instruction; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to encourage physicians and nurses providing a tampon for use by any female patient under his or her care to recite and provide certain written information to such female patient regarding the best practices for and risks associated with the use of tampons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Opioid Alternative Treatment 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 require health plans to provide coverage for less addictive opioids, opioid addiction treatments, and opioid alternative treatments; to provide for a short title and findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for costs; to provide for an insured changing health benefit plans; to provide for an exemption; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Consumer Coverage and Protection for Out-of-Network Medical Care Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to establish standards for carriers and health care providers with regard to payment under a managed care plan in the provision of emergency medical care; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Health; service cancelable loan program for certain health professionals in areas lacking in mental health services; expand
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical professionals for rural areas assistance, so as to expand the service cancelable loan program for certain health professionals in underserved rural areas to psychiatrists in areas that are lacking in mental health services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Health; certain notice in a mammogram report to patients with dense breast tissue; require
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relating to health, so as to require certain notice in a mammogram report to patients with dense breast tissue; to provide for definitions; 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 |
Insurance; modernization and updates; provisions | HB 734 | Senate Second Read |
Insurance; consumer protections regarding health insurance; provisions | HB 678 | Senate Read and Referred |
Health; recommendations from the House Rural Development Council; provisions | HB 769 | Passed Senate with Amendments |
State employment; drug testing; allow testing for all forms of opioids | HB 701 | Passed Senate |
Georgia Commission on Hearing Impaired and Deaf Persons | HB 844 | Passed Senate |
Autism; age limit for coverage for autism spectrum disorders for an individual covered under a policy or contract; change | SB 118 | Passed House with Senate Amendments |
“Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act” | SB 325 | Passed House Committee |
Health; pilot program to provide preexposure assistance to persons at risk of HIV infection; establish | HB 755 | Passed House Committee |
Medicaid Claims; false or fraudulent; recover the maximum penalty authorized by federal law; increase the civil penalties | SB 321 | Passed House |
Health Coordination and Innovation Council of the State of Georgia; create | SB 357 | Passed House |
Crimes and offenses; provisions relating to permissible users with access to drug monitoring program data base; revise | HB 782 | Passed House |
Delegation of Authority to Physician Assistants; higher supervisory ratio; completed a board approve anesthesiologist assistant program; authorize | SB 364 | Passed House |
Medical Assistance; commissioner of human services waives the first $25,000 of any estate; provide | SB 370 | Passed House |
House Study Committee on Retrospective Emergency Room Policies | HR 1194 | Passed House |
Revenue and taxation; tax rate on modified risk tobacco products; lessen | HB 877 | House Third Reading Lost |
Nurses; administrative purposes only; Georgia Board of Nursing to Department of Community Health; transfer | SB 334 | House Second Readers |
Health; general provisions; patient brokering; prohibit; Commission on Substance Abuse and Recovery; establish; fraudulent insurance act; provide | SB 352 | House Second Readers |
Medical assistance; Medicaid recipients receive unrestricted access to hemophilia medications; provide | HB 747 | House Second Readers |
Insurance; prohibitions on discrimination against victims of family violence to include victims of sexual assault; expand | HB 786 | House Second Readers |
Insurance; require insurers to develop selection standards for provider participation; provisions | HB 872 | House Second Readers |
Prescription Drug Benefits Freedom of Information and Consumer Protection Act | HB 873 | House Second Readers |
Insurance; coverage by health benefit plans for certain services and procedures covered by Medicaid or Medicare; require | HB 875 | House Second Readers |
Education; health; provide for instruction | HB 941 | House Second Readers |
Opioid Alternative Treatment Act | HB 943 | House Second Readers |
Health; service cancelable loan program for certain health professionals in areas lacking in mental health services; expand | HB 733 | House Second Readers |
Health; certain notice in a mammogram report to patients with dense breast tissue; require | HB 715 | House Second Readers |
Insurance; modernization and updates; provisions
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 modernization and updates; to amend various provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated for purposes of conformity; to repeal Article 2 of Chapter 29A, relating to the Commission on the Georgia Health Insurance Risk Pool; to provide for any assets, liabilities, and obligations thereof; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Insurance; consumer protections regarding health insurance; provisions
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, reimbursement, and arbitration of certain services; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Health; recommendations from the House Rural Development Council; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 and Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to pharmacists and pharmacies and health, respectively, so as to implement recommendations from the House Rural Development Council relating to health care issues; to revise provisions relative to pharmacy practices; to provide for and revise definitions; to revise provisions relative to credentialing and billing; to provide for the establishment of the Rural Center for Health Care Innovation and Sustainability; to revise provisions relative to certificate of need; to provide for the establishment of micro-hospitals; to provide for a grant program for insurance premium assistance for physicians practicing in medically underserved rural areas of the state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
State employment; drug testing; allow testing for all forms of opioids
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-20-110, relating to definitions for drug testing for state employment, so as to allow for testing for all forms of opioids; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Georgia Commission on Hearing Impaired and Deaf Persons
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 30 of the O.C.G.A., relating to handicapped persons generally, so as to revise provisions relating to the Georgia Commission on Hearing Impaired and Deaf Persons; to provide for definitions; to expand the membership of the commission; to establish a task force; to require use of existing assessments; to monitor individual children’s language and literacy progress; to develop a state-wide coordinated longitudinal data management system for all children who are deaf or hard of hearing; to require information sharing and collaboration among state agencies; to provide integrated and seamless services from birth through literacy; to require public reporting mechanisms; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Autism; age limit for coverage for autism spectrum disorders for an individual covered under a policy or contract; change
“Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act”
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to enter into an interstate compact known as the “Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act”; to authorize the Georgia Composite Medical Board to administer the compact in this state; to provide for the purpose of the compact; to provide definitions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for application of an expedited license; to provide for a coordinated information system; to provide for joint investigations and discipline; to provide for a commission to administer the compact among the member states; to provide for dispute resolution; to provide for withdrawal from the compact; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Health; pilot program to provide preexposure assistance to persons at risk of HIV infection; establish
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of HIV, so as to establish a pilot program to provide preexposure prophylaxis drug assistance or services to persons at risk of being infected with HIV; to provide for requirements; to provide for implementation of the pilot program; to provide for a written report; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Medicaid Claims; false or fraudulent; recover the maximum penalty authorized by federal law; increase the civil penalties
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-4-168.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil penalties for false or fraudulent Medicaid claims, so as to increase the civil penalties that shall be imposed in order to allow this state to recover the maximum penalty authorized by federal law; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Health Coordination and Innovation Council of the State of Georgia; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to create the Health Coordination and Innovation Council of the State of Georgia; to amend other provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Crimes and offenses; provisions relating to permissible users with access to drug monitoring program data base; revise
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to privacy and confidentiality, use of data, and security program for the prescription drug monitoring program data base, so as to revise provisions relating to permissible users with access to the data base; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Delegation of Authority to Physician Assistants; higher supervisory ratio; completed a board approve anesthesiologist assistant program; authorize
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 higher supervisory ratio for physician assistants who have completed a board approved anesthesiologist assistant program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Medical Assistance; commissioner of human services waives the first $25,000 of any estate; provide
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 that the commissioner of human services waives the first $25,000.00 of any estate; to provide for the submission of an amendment to the state plan; to provide for contingent repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
House Study Committee on Retrospective Emergency Room Policies
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Retrospective Emergency Room Policies; and for other purposes.
“Surprise Billing and Consumer Protection Act”
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.
Revenue and taxation; tax rate on modified risk tobacco products; lessen
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxes on tobacco products, so as to lessen the tax rate on modified risk tobacco products; to provide for related matters; to provide for 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”; Medical assistance; authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers; provide
You can make a difference today in the outcome of this bill!
Nurses; administrative purposes only; Georgia Board of Nursing to Department of Community Health; transfer
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nurses, so as to transfer the Georgia Board of Nursing from the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State to the Department of Community Health for administrative purposes only; to provide for a definition; to provide for the powers and duties of the board; to authorize the board to appoint an executive director; to provide for the powers and duties of such executive director; to revise certain provisions related to the division director; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Health; general provisions; patient brokering; prohibit; Commission on Substance Abuse and Recovery; establish; fraudulent insurance act; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to health, so as to prohibit patient brokering;to create a director of Substance Abuse, Addiction, and Related Disorders; to provide for appointment; to provide for qualifications; to establish the Commission on Substance Abuse and Recovery; to provide for membership; to provide for duties; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to insurance, so as to provide for a fraudulent insurance act for the excessive, high-tech, or fraudulent drug testing of certain individuals; to provide for investigation by the Commissioner; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Medical assistance; Medicaid recipients receive unrestricted access to hemophilia medications; provide
Insurance; prohibitions on discrimination against victims of family violence to include victims of sexual assault; expand
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-6-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to enumeration of unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices regarding insurance, so as to expand prohibitions on discrimination against victims of family violence to include victims of sexual assault; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Insurance; require insurers to develop selection standards for provider participation; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to require insurers to develop selection standards for provider participation; to provide for definitions; to provide for tiered network standards; to provide for certain insurer notifications prior to provider termination from a tiered network; to provide for appeal process and requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Prescription Drug Benefits Freedom of Information and Consumer Protection Act
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 and freedom of information regarding prescription drug benefits; to provide for intent and applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements; to provide for an advisory committee; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Insurance; coverage by health benefit plans for certain services and procedures covered by Medicaid or Medicare; require
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 require coverage by health benefit plans for certain services and procedures covered by Medicaid or medicare; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Education; health; provide for instruction
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to provide for instruction on the best practices for and risks associated with the use of tampons in a course of study in sex education and AIDS prevention instruction; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to encourage physicians and nurses providing a tampon for use by any female patient under his or her care to recite and provide certain written information to such female patient regarding the best practices for and risks associated with the use of tampons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Opioid Alternative Treatment 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 require health plans to provide coverage for less addictive opioids, opioid addiction treatments, and opioid alternative treatments; to provide for a short title and findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for costs; to provide for an insured changing health benefit plans; to provide for an exemption; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Consumer Coverage and Protection for Out-of-Network Medical Care Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance, so as to establish standards for carriers and health care providers with regard to payment under a managed care plan in the provision of emergency medical care; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Health; service cancelable loan program for certain health professionals in areas lacking in mental health services; expand
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical professionals for rural areas assistance, so as to expand the service cancelable loan program for certain health professionals in underserved rural areas to psychiatrists in areas that are lacking in mental health services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Health; certain notice in a mammogram report to patients with dense breast tissue; require
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relating to health, so as to require certain notice in a mammogram report to patients with dense breast tissue; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.