Georgia House Bill 158 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 19 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-20 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services 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 provide that Medicaid recipients have the same access to antiretroviral regimens used to treat HIV and AIDS as to those included in the formulary established for the Georgia AIDS Drug Assistance Program; to prohibit utilization management tools for such regimens; to provide for submission of a state plan waiver if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Medical assistance; Medicaid recipients have the same access to antiretroviral regimens used to treat HIV and AIDS as to those included in the formulary established for the Georgia AIDS Drugs Assistance Programs; provide

Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Kim Schofield [D]	Rep. Mark Newton [R]
Rep. Spencer Frye [D]	Rep. Samuel Park [D]

2019-02-19 - House - House Vote #41 (Y: 169 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-20	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-02-19	House	House Passed/Adopted
2019-02-19	House	House Third Readers
2019-02-12	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2019-02-08	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-07	House	House First Readers
2019-02-06	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54613
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/180514
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54613#16529