Georgia House Bill 178

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-03 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Public and Community Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to require the Department of Community Health to submit a Section 1115 waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a demonstration project to provide treatment services under Medicaid to persons in this state living with HIV; to provide for implementation upon approval; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Social services; treatment services under Medicaid to persons with HIV; provisions

Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Lee Hawkins [R]	Rep. Ron Stephens [R]	Rep. Darlene Taylor [R]
Rep. Karla Drenner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-03	House	House Second Readers
2025-01-30	House	House First Readers
2025-01-29	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69657
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/230693