Bill Sponsor
Georgia Senate Bill 455
Session 2023_24
Medical Assistance; provisions to comply with federal law; revise
Active
Active
Passed House on Mar 20, 2024
Sponsors
Republican
Brian Strickland
Republican
Kay Kirkpatrick
Republican
Ben Watson
First Action
Feb 6, 2024
Latest Action
Mar 20, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
455
State
Georgia
Session
2023_24
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Senate Votes (1)
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-4-148 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to recovery of medical assistance from third party liable for sickness, injury, disease, or disability, so as to revise certain provisions to comply with federal law; to bar liable third-party payers from refusing payment solely because a health care item or service did not receive prior authorization; to require a third-party payer to respond to a state inquiry regarding a health care claim within 90 days; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Actions (11)
03/20/2024
House
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
03/20/2024
House
House Third Readers
03/11/2024
House
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
03/04/2024
House
House Second Readers
02/29/2024
House
House First Readers
02/27/2024
Senate
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
02/27/2024
Senate
Senate Third Read
02/26/2024
Senate
Senate Read Second Time
02/22/2024
Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
02/07/2024
Senate
Senate Read and Referred
02/06/2024
Senate
Senate Hopper