Georgia House Bill 49 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on December 16 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-28 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance generally, so as to require that insurer treatment of claims concerning mental and substance use disorders are treated in parity with other health insurance claims; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public assistance, so as to require that care management organization treatment of claims concerning mental and substance use disorders are treated in parity with other Medicaid claims; to ensure that insurers and care management organizations comply with certain federal law; to provide for reporting; to provide for enforcement; to provide for definitions; to prohibit certain actions; to provide for applicability; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Mental Health Parity Act; enact

Rep. Shelly Hutchinson [D]	Rep. Calvin Smyre [D]	Rep. Matthew Wilson [D]	Rep. Jasmine Clark [D]
Rep. Kim Schofield [D]	Rep. James Beverly [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-28	House	House Second Readers
2021-01-27	House	House First Readers
2021-01-26	House	House Hopper
2020-12-16	House	House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58841
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195584
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195957