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Referred Bills (147)
Physician Assistant Licensure Compact; enter into an interstate compact
Certificate of Need; health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; provide for exemption
"Fair Business Practices Act of 1975"; regulation of referral agencies for assisted living communities and personal care homes; provide
"Mason Sells AED Coordination Act"; enact
Medical Assistance; Department of Community Health to submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; direct
Physicians; limited provisional licenses and a pathway to licensure for certain internationally trained physicians; provide
Professions and Businesses; dry needling to be performed by certain licensed professionals; provide
Insurance; group or individual accident and sickness plans; provisions
Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices and their materials and components
House Study Committee on Pharmacy Benefits Managers and Consumer Access to Prescription Medications; create
Controlled substances; Schedule I; psilocybin; revise a provision
Community Health, Department of; contracts with care management organizations for the provision of healthcare services for Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids recipients; establish requirements
Insurance; methods of payment to healthcare providers; provide certain requirements
Hospitals; allow rural hospitals to join together to allow further purchasing power with third-party payors but retain their independence
Medical practice; ensure that stem cell therapies are used to advance medical treatments and improve patient outcomes in an ethical manner that does not involve stem cells derived from aborted fetuses
Insurance; guidelines and recommendations for colorectal cancer screening, examinations, and laboratory tests; provide
Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact
Controlled substances; ivermectin as an over-the-counter medication; provide
Insurance; require that final reimbursements to pharmacies for prescription drugs are based on certain formulas
Georgia Medicare for All Act; enact
Community Health, Department of; review information from certain sources to determine and verify eligibility of Medicaid recipients; provide
Public assistance; certain accounting practices by Department of Human Services and Department of Community Health; provide
Georgia Buy American Medicine Act; enact
Practitioners; clarify that all who dispense drugs are engaged in the practice of pharmacy and shall comply with all record keeping and other requirements
Professions and businesses; improve efficiencies in issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia
Health; requirements for nurse staffing in hospitals; provide
State employees; require state health benefit plan to cover cranial prostheses for certain covered persons
Georgia Maternal Mental Health Improvement Act; enact
Professions and businesses; licensing of radiologist assistants; provide
Health; exempt from certificate of need requirements certain nursing homes for war veterans
Insurance; medical necessity of a healthcare service; provisions
State Health Benefit Plan Nonopioid Coverage Parity Act; enact
Pharmacies; compounding of certain active pharmaceutical ingredients; provisions
Social services; transfer Medicaid coverage for foster children from managed care to fee-for-service
Quality Basic Education Act; expand which healthcare professionals may conduct preparticipation physical examinations
House Study Committee on Noncompete Clauses in Physician Contracts; create
Health; rural hospital organization; revise definition
Professions and businesses; authorize physician assistants to receive certain delegated authorities from podiatric physicians
Pharmacies; pharmacists are authorized to dispense preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis under certain conditions; provide
Health; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize
Education; remove requirement of having a licensed physician in automated external defibrillator programs
Professions and businesses; expand certain advanced practice registered nurse and physician assistant prescriptive authorizations
Chiropractors; replace term chiropractor with chiropractic physician
Health; prohibit certain examinations on an unconscious patient or a patient undergoing anesthesia without prior informed consent or authorization
Health; prohibit certain health care providers and facilities from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to their vaccine status
State employees; require health benefit plan to cover hormone replacement therapy for biological women experiencing perimenopause and menopause when such therapy is ordered or prescribed
Pharmacies; furnish patients with written informational material when dispensing certain prescription drugs; require
Health; certificate of need requirements concerning life plan communities; revise an exemption
Health; control high costs of prescription drugs; establish framework
Professional and businesses; authorize certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants to perform artificial insemination
Emergency medical services; designate ambulance services as an essential service
Insurance; health care provider to respond to a private review agent or utility review entity's attempt to discuss the patient's care; detail the effort
State employees' health insurance plan; drugs dispensed for self-administration; provisions
Optometrists; doctors of optometry to dispense and sell pharmaceutical agents to patients under certain conditions; provide
Health; medical education funding and the service cancelable loan program; expand
"Hope for Georgia Patients Act"; enact
Controlled Substances; determine whether a controlled substance has been adulterated; authorize the use of testing equipment
Professions and businesses; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists
"Georgia Transporting Life-Saving Organs and Personnel Act"; enact
Ga. Board of Dentistry; issuance of a dental or dental hygiene license for the sole purpose of teaching in an accredited dental, dental hygiene school, or academic medical center; revise provisions
Controlled substances; Schedule I; provide certain provisions
Health; codify right to in vitro fertilization for individuals
Insurance; medically necessary expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertility; require coverage
House Study Committee on the Addiction Epidemic and Solutions for Recovery; create
State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; Board of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract with any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy; prohibit
Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans; expenses for gender-affirming care under the state health benefit plan or with any state funds; prohibit coverage
Health; lower the age from 50 to 18 years old at which hospitals shall offer inpatient vaccinations for the influenza virus prior to discharge
House Study Committee on Cancer Care Access; create
Holidays; October 9 of each year as PANDAS Day; designate
House Study Committee on Mental Health Workforce Development; create
Au, Dr. Michelle; commend
Health; certain placement procedures for children upon discharge from a hospital or psychiatric residential treatment facility; provide
Bridging the Gap for ALS and Chronic Kidney Disease Act of 2025; enact
Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices and their materials and components
Nurses; notify supervising or delegating physician when subject to a complaint or report in outpatient settings; provisions
Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; add member
Biomedical Research Day; every third Thursday in April; recognize
House Study Committee on Healthcare Quality and Reporting; create
Putting Georgia's Patients First Act; enact
Georgia Licensed Midwife Act; enact
Insurance; coverage for fertility diagnostic care, treatment, and preservation services; provide
Providing Effective Access to Cannabis for Health (PEACH) Act; enact
Health; designate emergency medical services, including ambulance service, as an essential service
Pharmacies; prohibit drug manufacturer and wholesalers from preventing a licensed pharmacy from acquiring drugs from entities that participate in a particular federal drug discount program
Professions; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists pursuant to permits issued by Georgia Board of Dentistry
No Patient Left Alone Act; enact
Professions and businesses; professional programs to address career fatigue and wellness in healthcare professionals; provisions
Notification of Suspicious or Unusual Deaths; individual had not been seen by a physician prior to death; revise the period
Health; drug repository program; revise definitions; provide for pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratios
Health; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize
Schools; automated external defibrillators; require
Hospitals and Related Institutions; required publication by hospital of certain financial documents on its website; provisions; revise
Crimes and offenses; Schedule I, Schedule III, and Schedule IV controlled substances; provide certain provisions
Georgia Cosmetic Laser Services Act; revise a definition; revise a provision
Health; certificate of need; revise
Health; bad debts and underpayment for Medicare services; provisions
Professions and businesses; nurse protocol agreement; provisions
House Study Committee on Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Management; create
State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; state health benefit plans to cover insulin medication at a reduced rate; provide
Georgia Pharmacy Practice Act; pharmacy care; revise definition
Georgia Composite Medical Board; licensing for radiologist assistants; provide
Health; designate emergency medical services, including ambulance service, as an essential service
Georgia Board of Nursing; transmit copies of certain complaints and reports; require
Biomedical Research Day; every third Thursday in April; recognize
Medical Assistance; provisions to comply with federal law; revise
Professions and businesses; establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; authorize
Occupational therapists; perform dry needling as a physical agent modality if certain training and education requirements are met; authorize
Congress; pass Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023; urge
Professions and businesses; licensure of advanced practice registered nurses; provisions
Emergency Medical Services; two-year pilot program to provide additional ambulances to certain areas of this state; provide
Right to Contraception Act; enact
State employees' health insurance plan; drugs dispensed for self-administration; provisions
House Study Committee on Maternal, Prenatal, and Pediatric Care Access and Funding; create
State of Georgia; import some prescription drugs from Canada to lower the cost of drug prices; urge
Health; use of state resources to advocate for citizens in support of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act; repeal prohibition
Professions and businesses; credentialing of qualified behavior analysts and qualified autism services practitioner-supervisors; provide
Medical assistance; mandatory maternal mental health screening for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders for Medicaid recipients; provide
Pharmacists; prescribers provide certain information to patients or their representatives on Schedule II controlled substances or opioids
No Patient Left Alone Act; enact
Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 2024; enact
Health; newborn screening system to include Duchenne muscular dystrophy; require
Health; provide requirements for nurse staffing in hospitals; provisions
Health; prohibit certain health care providers and facilities from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to their vaccine status
Nurses; licensure of advanced practice registered nurses; provide
State's Employee Benefit Plan Council; council to establish health savings accounts; require
"Health Care Practitioners Truth and Transparency Act"; enact
Health; reimbursement of patient incurred expenses related to participation in a cancer clinical trial; authorize
Professions and businesses; verification of competency for registered professional nursing licenses; revise a provision
Pharmacies; authorize qualified pharmacy technicians to administer certain vaccines
Health; restrictions on sale and dispensing of contact lenses with respect to physicians; revise provisions
Mental health; grant program to aid service members, veterans, and their families; provide
House Study Committee on Dentists and Dental Hygienists; create
Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Patients Act; enact
Certificate of Need Requirements; exemption for acute care hospitals established in rural counties that meet certain criteria; provide
State health planning and development; certificate of need; revise definitions
Professions and businesses; administration of anesthesia by certified registered nurse anesthetists; revise a provision
Professions and businesses; athletic trainers; revise and update definitions
Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department of; create and maintain electronic inpatient psychiatric bed registry; require
Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department of; establish school-linked behavioral health grant program; provide
Professions and businesses; authorize registered nurses and physician assistants to certify an individual is disabled for purposes of obtaining special vehicle decals
Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department of; create and maintain Georgia Crisis and Access Line; statutorily require
Professions and businesses; definition of physical therapy to include ordering diagnostic imaging and using ultrasound; revise
Health; first responders of municipal fire departments may engage in emergency medical transportation of patients; provide
State employees; three-year pilot program to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of certain pediatric disorders; provisions
Costs and Effects of Smoking Joint Study Committee; create
Public Health, Department of; establish grant program for physicians and nurse practitioners; provisions
Georgia Health and Economic Livelihood Partnership (HELP) Act; enact