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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB326

State Health Benefit Plan Nonopioid Coverage Parity Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state employees' health insurance and benefit plans, so as to mandate that the state health benefit plan provide coverage for qualifying nonopioid pain management drugs that is in parity with its coverage for opioid pain management drugs; to provide for definitions; to provide for parity with regard to annual deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, exclusions, reductions, other limitations, or utilization review; to provide for legislative construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute February 24, 2026

Committee referrals

February 10, 2025 · House

Health

Instrument history

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  1. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  2. House House Second Readers
  3. House House First Readers
  4. House House Hopper
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