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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB1238

Community Health, Department of; submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement

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 direct the Department of Community Health to submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement for the provision of respite care and related services; to provide for implementation upon approval; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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Senate committee substitute March 18, 2026

Recorded floor votes

3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 4, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #626

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

167 yea–2 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent

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March 31, 2026 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #893

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

46 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 6 absent

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April 2, 2026 · House

Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #852

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

165 yea–2 nay · 5 not voting · 4 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
  2. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  3. Senate Senate Third Read
  4. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  5. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  6. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  7. House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
  8. House House Third Readers
  9. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  10. House House Second Readers
  11. House House First Readers
  12. House House Hopper
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