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GA HB1154
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/6/2024
Primary Sponsor
Park Cannon
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AI Summary
- Mandates Georgia Medicaid coverage for screening of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders when offered and performed by a pediatrician, as part of postpartum care for mothers during the one-year period following the end of pregnancy
- Defines "perinatal mood and anxiety disorders" as a spectrum including depression, anxiety, panic disorder, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, or psychosis
- Expands existing Medicaid lactation care coverage from children who are breastfeeding or receiving their mother's milk to all breastfed or bottle-fed infants and children
- Requires the Department of Community Health to submit a Medicaid state plan amendment or waiver request to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services if necessary to implement these provisions
- Amends Code Section 49-4-159 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, which currently addresses Medicaid coverage for lactation and postpartum care
Legislative Description
Medical assistance; maternal screening for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders; mandate Medicaid coverage
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Public Health2/7/2024
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