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GA HR1510
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/24/2016
Primary Sponsor
Culver Kidd
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AI Summary
- Creates the House Durable Medical Equipment Study Committee, composed of 5 House members appointed by the Speaker of the House, with one designated as chairperson
- Directs the committee to study rising costs of durable medical equipment (wheelchairs, crutches, nebulizers, oxygen equipment, artificial limbs, etc.), why access is increasingly unattainable for Georgians through public programs, private insurance, and private pay
- Charges the committee with investigating fraudulent billing practices by suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, and orthotics to Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay patients, including billing for items not prescribed by practitioners
- Committee members may receive legislative allowances for up to 5 days unless additional days are authorized, funded from House of Representatives appropriations
- Committee must file any findings or proposed legislation with the Clerk of the House prior to its abolishment date of December 1, 2016
Legislative Description
House Durable Medical Equipment Study Committee; create
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/26/2016
Full Bill Text
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