Archives: Bills

Requires the State Health Benefit Plan to include Health Savings Accounts

Creates the Georgians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Innovation Commission for long-term strategic planning purposes around complex issues such as managed care, workforce wages and incentives, direct service provider career paths, transportation, housing, employment, systems management, innovation and technology processes, service delivery and technology innovations, planning list management, funds utilization, and other topics as needed

Prohibits licensed medical providers from using deceptive or misleading terms or false representations in advertisements and representations

Requires OPB to work with the Department of Audits and the Department of Community Affairs to produce equity impact statements on all legislation that impacts health, housing, primary or secondary education, and tax policy.

Requires DCH to provide 12 months of continuous eligibility for kids enrolled in Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids

Prohibits insurers for not reimbursing contracted providers for medications administered by the provider

Allows pharmacy technicians, under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, to administer COVID-19 and other vaccines included in the CDC’s adult immunization schedule to adults 18 and older

To create the Georgia Food Security Advisory Council

To require hospital authorities may transfer its ambulance service license to its direct governing body

Requires DBHDD to set-up a grant program to provide behavioral health services to military service members, veterans, and their families.