Georgia - Session 1033
Title: Insurance; medical necessity of a healthcare service; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-46-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements for certification, utilization of nationally recognized accreditation standards, and website identifying nationally recognized accreditation entities, so as to provide that, in cases where a private review agent or utilization review entity is questioning the medical necessity of a healthcare service, a final determination on medical necessity must be agreed to by a clinical peer licensed in this state; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-24 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-24 | Latest Action | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1138 | Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact | passed_upper |
| HB 1238 | Community Health, Department of; submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement | passed_upper |
| HB 1295 | Physician Assistant Licensure Compact; enter into an interstate compact | passed_upper |
| HB 334 | Sickle Cell Disease Protection Act; enact | passed_upper |
| HB 350 | Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions | passed_upper |
| HB 506 | Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide | passed_upper |
| HB 659 | Health; rural assistance; expand medical education funding and the service cancelable loan program to include optometrists | passed_upper |
| SB 39 | Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans; expenses for gender-affirming care under the state health benefit plan or with any state funds; prohibit coverage | in_committee |