GA SB121 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 7 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the prescription drug monitoring program data base, so as to increase the length of time that prescription information is retained in the data base from two years to five years; to authorize the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to access the data base for enforcement purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Data Base; length of time prescription information is retained from two years to five years; increase

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-03-21 - House - House Vote #260 (Y: 158 N: 6 NV: 4 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2019-03-07 - Senate - Senate Vote #153 (Y: 51 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-07-01 Effective Date
2019-05-07 Act 299
2019-05-07SenateSenate Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-05SenateSenate Sent to Governor
2019-03-21HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
2019-03-21HouseHouse Third Readers
2019-03-14HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported
2019-03-11HouseHouse Second Readers
2019-03-08HouseHouse First Readers
2019-03-07SenateSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-07SenateSenate Third Read
2019-03-01SenateSenate Read Second Time
2019-02-28SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-02-19SenateSenate Read and Referred
2019-02-15SenateSenate Hopper

Georgia State Sources


Bill Comments

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