2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB276: Recovery of Medical Assistance from Third Party; certain provisions to comply with federal law; revise

Legislative 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 healthcare item or service did not receive prior authorization; to require a third-party payer to respond to an inquiry from the Department of Community Health regarding a healthcare claim within 60 days; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/26/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/27/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/3/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/4/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
3/10/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #284
3/18/2025
168
Yea
2
Nay
5
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: Senate Vote #166
3/6/2025
54
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/19/202577.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/6/202577.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/27/202576.9 KB