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Track Health Legislation

The 2023 Legislative Session began on January 9, 2023. 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 sign up for action alerts.

GHF released its 2023 policy priorities at our thirteenth annual Health Care Unscrambled event. These annual priorities outline the issues that GHF believes are most pressing for Georgia consumers and are best addressed by the state legislature.

Georgians for a Healthy Future Legislative Priorities

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Certificate of Need Requirements; exemption for acute care hospitals established in rural counties that meet certain criteria SB 99 House Second Readers (03/01/23)
Commissioner of Insurance; general provisions; establishing an advisory committee SB 65 House Passed/Adopted (03/23/23)
Community Health, Department of; mitigate potential loss of Medicaid coverage caused by discontinuation of Families First Coronavirus Response Act; provide HB 37 House Second Readers
Community Health, Department of; utilize appropriations for purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments; provisions HB 38 House Second Readers
Cost and effects of smoking joint study committee HR 43 House Second Readers
Department of Community Health; 12 months of continuous eligibility for Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids Program; provide HB 428 House Second Readers (02/21/23)
Equity Impact Act HB 433 House Second Readers (02/21/23)
Georgia Work and Family Credit Act HB 79 House First Readers
Georgia Work and Family Credit Act HB 79 House Second Readers
Georgians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilties Innovation Commission, create SB 198 Senate Hopper (2/15/23)
Health; certificate of need requirements for all health care facilities except certain long-term care facilities and services SB 162 Senate Read Second Time (02/23/23)
Income Tax; limit eligibility for rural physician tax credit to physicians who qualify on or before December 31, 2023 HB 82 Senate Tabled (03/27/23)
Insurance; consumer protections against surprise billing HB 295 Senate Passed/Adopted as Amended (03/29/23)
Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for bio marker testing if supported by medical and scientific evidence HB 85 Senate Passed/Adopted (03/14/23)
Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Patients Act HB 343 Senate Read and Referred (03/07/23)
Medical Assistance; authorization of appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion SB 24 Senate Read and Referred
Medical Assistance; program of premium assistance to enable eligible individuals to obtain health care coverage SB 17 Senate Read and Referred (1/26/23)
Mental Health bill HB 520 Senate Read and Referred (03/06/23)
Offenses Against Public Health and Morals; vaping in restricted areas is a misdemeanor punishable by fine SB 47 House Passed/Adopted (03/21/23)
Private Review Agents SB 307 Senate Read and Referred (03/16/23)
Revenue and taxation; consumable vapor products; increase rate of tax HB 192 House Second Readers (02/06/23)
Revenue and taxation; pack of cigarettes; increase rate of tax HB 191 House Second Readers (02/06/23)
Safe at Home Act HB 404 Senate Tabled (03/27/23)
Social services; treatment services under Medicaid to persons with HIV HB 226 House Withdrawn, Recommitted (03/29/23)
Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act SB 20 House Passed/Adopted (03/27/23)

Legislation we’re watching

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Anesthesiologist Assistant Act SB 111 Senate Tabled (03/06/2023)
Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities, Department of; create and maintain electronic inpatient psychiatric bed registry; require HB 4 House Second Readers (02/07/23)
Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities, Department of; establish school-linked behavioral health grant program; provide HB 7 House Second Readers (02/07/23)
Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department of; create and maintain Georgia Crisis and Access Line; statutorily require HB 9 House Second Readers (02/07/23)
Behavioral health; conduct or coordinate all audits of behavioral health providers HB 339 House Second Readers (02/14/2023)
Birth Certificate; issuance of a copy of the original birth certificate to certain adult persons who were adopted SB 64 House Withdrawn, Recommitted (03/29/23)
Blind Persons’ Braille Literacy Rights and Education Act HB 341 House Second Readers (02/14/2023)
Children and Youth Services; respite care for foster parents SB 216 House Passed/Adopted (03/27/23)
Commissioner of Insurance; promulgate rules and regulations regarding cost-sharing requirements for diagnostic and supplemental breast screening examinations HB 315 Senate Passed/Adopted (03/27/23)
Community Health, Department of; include continuous glucose monitors as a pharmacy benefit for Medicaid recipients HB 143 Senate Tabled (03/27/23)
Control of Sexually Transmitted Disease; physicians and healthcare providers to test all pregnant women for HIV and syphilis at the first prenatal visit SB 46 House Committee Favorably Reported (03/15/23)
Controlled Substances; Schedules I, IV, and V HB 332 Senate Passed/Adopted (03/13/23)
Crimes and offense; criminal abortion; immaculate conception clause HB 795 House Second Readers (03/23/23)
Crimes and offenses; aggravated assault and battery of healthcare workers HB 487 House Withdrawn Recommitted (03/29/23)
Crimes and offenses; aggravated assault and battery of healthcare workers; expand enhanced punishment HB 46 House First Readers
Crimes and offenses; restrictions on performance of abortions; medical oath protection clause HB 796 House Second Readers (03/23/23)
Criminal procedure; award made from Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund to sexual assault survivors for medical treatment or counseling HB 216 House Second Readers (02/07/23)
DCH; include continuous glucose monitors as a pharmacy benefit for Medicaid recipients SB 109 House Passed/Adopted by Susbititute (03/27/23)
Disadvantaged Community Drinking Water Assistance Program HB 667 House Second Readers (03/07/23)
Domestic relations; authorize child support and insurance policies for certain disabled children HB 499 House Withdrawn, Recommitted (02/28/2023)
Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs SB 331 Senate Read and Referred (03/27/23)
Education; attendance policies consider mental and behavioral health; provide HB 8 House Second Readers (02/07/23)
Education; require local school systems to conduct suicide screenings on all students age eight through eighteen HB 141 House Second Readers
Education; required information to parents of students regarding meningococcal meningitis and influenza and their vaccines HB 213 House Withdrawn, Recommitted (02/22/23)
Emergency Medical Services; hospital authorities may transfer its ambulance service license to its local governing body SB 173 Senate Read and Referred (02/15/23)
Establishment of a pilot program for hospitals to purchase and sell charity care credits HB 558 House Second Readers (02/27/23)
Eurie Lee Martin Act HB 361 House Second Readers (02/15/2023)
Evidence; sexual assault hearsay for disabled adults and 17 year olds HB 218 House Withdrawn, Recommitted (03/29/23)
Expanding Medicaid to Improve Health Outcomes for New Mothers Act HB 661 House Second Readers (03/06/23)
Food Insecurity Eradication Act SB 177 House Withdrawn Recommitted (03/29/23)
General Assembly; cardiopulmonary training to be offered to members and staff of the General Assembly and members of Capitol Police Division SB 152 Senate Read and Referred (02/14/2023)
Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission; subject to Administrative Procedure Act and laws governing open meetings and records HB 196 Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub (03/29/23)
Georgia Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias State Plan HB 571 Senate Read Second Time (3/20/23)
Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; student loan repayment for certain nursing faculty SB 246 House Insisted (03/29/23)
Georgia Child Advocate for the Protection of Children Act SB 258 Senate Hopper (02/27/23)
Georgia Community Midwife Act SB 81 Senate Read and Referred (02/06/23)
Georgia Dangerous Sexual Predator Prevention Act HB 188 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (03/29/23)
Georgia EMS Reform Act SB 16 Senate Read and Referred (1/26/23)
Georgia Health and Economic Livelihood Partnership (HELP) Act; enact HB 62 House Hopper
Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System SB 238 Senate Read and Referred (02/23/23)
Georgia Pharmacy Practice Act – revise definition HB 546 House Withdrawn Recommitted (03/29/23)
Georgia Prenatal Equal Protection Act HB 496 House Second Readers (02/23/23)
Georgia Pro-Birth Accountability Act HB 1 House Second Readers
Georgia Remember My Life Act; enact HB 24 House Second Readers
Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008 SB 84 House Passed/Adopted (03/15/23)
Georgia Work and Family Credit Act SB 118 Senate Read and Referred (02/09/2023)
Health Care Practitioners Truth and Transparency Act SB 197 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (03/23/23)
Health, eligibility to receive tax credits HB 363 House Second Readers (02/15/2023)
Health; ambulance services pay annual license fee HB 453 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (03/29/23)
Health; feminine hygiene products containing restricted substances HB 257 House Second Readers (02/08/2023)
Health; financial stability requirements for applicants and licensees of personal care homes and assisted living communities HB 309 Senate Passed/Adopted (03/29/23)
Health; first responders of municipal fire departments may engage in emergency medical transportation of patients; provide HB 124 House Second Readers
Health; functional automated external defibrillator on site SB 150 Senate Read and Referred (02/13/2023)
Health; permit assisted living communities and personal care homes to enroll as Medicaid providers HB 582 House Second Readers (02/28/23)
Health; prohibit certain health care providers and facilities from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients HB 576 House Second Readers (02/28/23)
Health; provide requirements for nurse staffing in hospitals HB 745 House Second Readers (03/21/23)
Health; reimbursement of patient incurred expenses related to participation in a cancer clinical trial SB 223 House Passed/Adopted (03/20/23)
Health; restrictions on sale and dispensing of contact lenses with respect to physicians HB 203 Senate Passed/Adopted (03/15/23)
Health; use of certified medication aides in penal institutions HB 497 Senate Passed/Adopted (03/29/23)
Healthy Babies Act SB 106 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (03/27/23)
Healthy Food Development Program Act HB 321 House Second Readers (02/13/2023)
Hospitals; the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors performed in hospitals and other licensed healthcare facilities SB 140 Senate Date Signed by Governor (03/23/23)
Human Trafficking Hotline Information; model notice requirements; increase the fine for failure to comply SB 42 House Passed/Adopted (03/20/23)
Insurance, annual notification by insurers to male insured for coverage of prostate specific-antigen tests HB 384 Senate Tabled (03/27/23)
Insurance; affordable healthcare coverage for individuals diagnosed with cardiovascular disease; provide HB 67 House Hopper
Insurance; autism; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders HB 378 House Second Readers (02/15/2023)
Insurance; benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider HB 362 Senate Tabled (03/27/23)
Insurance; health benefit policy coverage for biomarker testing if supported by medical and scientific evidence HB 659 House Second Readers (03/06/23)
Insurance; health care sharing ministry HB 284 House Withdrawn, Recommitted (02/13/2023)
Insurance; insurers providing policies for groups of 20 or more to furnish claims experience at the request of a group policyholder; require HB 63 Senate Tabled (03/27/23)
Insurance; mental health parity requirements HB 184 House Second Readers (02/06/23)
Insurance; prohibits insurers from discriminating against certain healthcare facilities and providers in connection with provider administered drugs HB 417 House Withdrawn, Recommitted (03/29/23)
Insurance; revise certain tax credits HB 819 House Second Readers (03/29/23)
Insurance; tax credits to be used by insurance companies against state insurance premium tax liability for contributing money to a nonlapsing flood disaster fund HB 655 House Second Readers (03/06/23)
Izzy’s Law SB 107 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (03/29/23)
Johnny Tolbert III Heat Stroke Youth Protection Act HB 665 House Second Readers (03/07/23)
Juvenile Code; a uniform process to assume custody of children as a result of disposition orders; SB 133 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (03/29/23)
Juvenile Code; termination of parental rights involving parental incapacity and child maltreatment HB 603 House Second Readers (03/01/23)
Kathleen Cominski Act SB 9 Senate Read and Referred
Kathleen Cominski Act SB 9 Senate Read and Referred
Labor and industrial relations; use of sick leave for care of immediate family members; extend sunset provision HB 16 House Second Readers
Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Patients Act SB 286 Senate Read and Referred (03/06/23)
Medical Freedom Act HB 266 House Second Readers (02/09/2023)
Medication and Patient Safety Act HB 448 House Second Readers (02/22/23)
Menstrual Product Transparency Act HB 258 House Second Readers (02/08/2023)
Mental health; emergency involuntary treatment for mental health and alcohol and drug dependency; revise procedures HB 41 House First Readers
Mental health; grant program to aid service members, veterans, and their families HB 414 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (03/29/23)
Mental health; notice of admission and daily updates to the parent or legal guardian of an involuntary minor patient under 12 years of age HB 172 House Second Readers (02/02/23)
No Patient Left Alone Act HB 663 House Second Readers (03/07/23)
Nurses; licensure of advanced practice registered nurses SB 164 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (03/23/23)
Nurses; provision relating to the administration of anesthesia by certified registered nurse anesthetists SB 102 Senate Read and Referred (02/07/23)
Paid Sick Leave Act HB 78 House Second Readers
Parents and Children Protection Act of 2023 SB 88 Senate Read and Referred (02/06/23)
Penal institutions; policies for breast milk storage and breast feeding of a delivered child HB 235 House Second Readers (02/07/23)
Penal institutions; require certain mental illness evaluations of persons detained in a penal institution HB 234 House Second Readers (02/07/23)
Penal institutions; require public disclosure of certain data pertaining to health, safety, or other conditions of detention of inmates HB 232 House Second Readers (02/07/23)
Persons and their rights; life from the moment of conception is accorded same rights and protections guaranteed to all persons HB 604 House Second Readers (03/01/23)
Pharmacies; authorize qualified pharmacy technicians to administer certain vaccines HB 416 Senate Passed/Adopted (03/29/23)
Pregnancy Protection Act SB 283 Senate Read and Referred (03/02/23)
Professions and businesses; authorize registered nurses and physician assistants to certify an individual is disabled for purposes of obtaining special vehicle decals HB 214 House Second Readers (02/07/23)
Professions and businesses; definition of physical therapy to include ordering diagnostic imaging and using ultrasound HB 150 House Second Readers (02/02/23)
Professions and Businesses; health care providers from performing specified practices on minors relating to altering a person’s appearance relating to gender SB 141 Senate Read and Referred (02/13/2023)
Professions and businesses; licensure of advanced practice registered nurses HB 215 Senate Read and Referred (02/21/23)
Professions and businesses; professional programs to address career fatigue and wellness in healthcare professionals HB 455 Senate Read Second Time (03/16/23)
Professions and businesses; prohibit health care providers from performing practices on minors to alter their appearance relating to gender HB 653 House Second Readers (03/06/23)
Professions; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists pusuant to permits HB 441 House Withdrawn Recommitted (03/29/23)
Public assistance; expand temporary assistance for needy families eligibility criteria to pregnant women HB 129 Senate Passed/Adopted (03/07/23)
Public assistance; use certain benefits for purchasing diapers or menstrual products; provide for waiver request HB 6 House Second Readers (02/07/23)
Public Health, Department of; carry out projects to increase education, awareness, or diagnosis of valvular heart disease HB 201 House Second Readers (02/06/23)
Public Health, Department of; establish grant program for physicians and nurse practitioners; provisions HB 66 House Hopper
Public officers and employees; supplemental, illness specific insurance for certain first responders with occupatoinal post traumatic stress disorder HB 451 House Withdrawn Recommitted (03/29/23)
Quality Basic Education Act HB 822 House Second Readers (03/29/23)
Reproductive Freedom Act; enact HB 75 House Second Readers
Reproductive Freedom Act; enact SB 15 Senate Hopper
Reproductive Freedom Act; enact SB 15 Senate Read and Referred
Revenue and taxation; repeal certain income tax credits HB 818 House Second Readers (03/29/23)
Right to Breathe Act HB 26 House Second Readers
Safer Hospitals Act HB 383 Senate Passed/Adopted (03/23/23)
Safer States Act HB 803 House Second Readers (03/23/23)
Sales and use tax; certain absorbent diapers, undergarments, and pads HB 211 House Second Readers (02/07/23)
Sales and use tax; sale or use of certain oral hygiene products HB 345 House Second Readers (02/14/2023)
Sales and Use Taxes; sale or use of certain menstrual products; SB 51 Senate Read and Referrred (01/31/23)
Sentencing and Imposition of Pubishment SB 320 Senate Read and Referred (03/21/23)
Sexual Assault Reform Act of 2023 HB 365 House Second Readers (02/15/2023)
Sick Leave for Care of Immediate Family Members; sunset provision relating to such sick leave requirements SB 61 House Passed/Adopted (03/20/23)
Social Security Coverage for Employees of the State SB 206 Senate Read and Referred (02/21/23)
Social services; Medicaid coverage for prevention and treatment of lymphedema; provide HB 74 House Second Readers
Social services; Medicaid coverage of rapid whole genome sequencing HB 521 House Second Readers (02/23/23)
Social services; reimbursement rates for services provided to Medicaid recipients are equal to Medicare maximum allowable rates HB 629 House Second Readers (03/02/2023)
Social Services; temporary assistance for needy families HB 565 House Withdrawn Recommitted (03/29/23)
State employees; three-year pilot program to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of certain pediatric disorders HB 140 House Second Readers (2/01/23)
State Employees’ Assurance Department; assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits HB 317 Senate Passed/Adopted (03/29/23)
State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan; state health benefit plans to cover insulin medication at a reduced rate SB 76 House Second Readers (03/08/23)
State Government; automatic repealer on the prohibition on state and local governments from requiring proof of COVID vaccination for government services; remove SB 1 House Passed/Adopted (03/23/23)
State health planning and development HB 606 House Second Readers (03/01/23)
State’s Employee Benefit Plan Council; council to establish health savings accounts SB 199 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (03/23/23)
Surgical or Diagnostic Procedures; certain examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious paient without prior informed consent SB 267 Senate Read and Referred (02/28/23)
Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act HB 286 House Second Readers (02/09/2023)
Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; require provider to notify a covered person if services require $100.00 or more in out-of-pocket costs HB 70 House Second Readers
Torts; certain immunities from liability claims regarding COVID-19; provisions; revise SB 2 Senate Read and Referred
Undocumented Persons Family Violence Protection Act HB 194 House Second Readers (02/06/23)
Unfair Trade Practices; health care insurer from requiring an opthalmonologist or optometrist to extend any discounts on services that are not covered eye care services SB 27 House Passed/Adopted (03/14/23)
Workers’ Compensation; the time period for the dissolution of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund SB 91 Senate Read Second Time (02/21/23)