2025-2026 Regular Session
SB276
Recovery of Medical Assistance from Third Party; certain provisions to comply with federal law; revise
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-4-148 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to recovery of medical assistance from third party liable for sickness, injury, disease, or disability, so as to revise certain provisions to comply with federal law; to bar liable third-party payers from refusing payment solely because a healthcare item or service did not receive prior authorization; to require a third-party payer to respond to an inquiry from the Department of Community Health regarding a healthcare claim within 60 days; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 6, 2025 · Senate
Passage: Senate Vote #166
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
54 yea–1 nay · 1 absent
March 18, 2025 · House
Passage: House Vote #284
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
168 yea–2 nay · 5 not voting · 5 absent
Committee referrals
March 10, 2025 · House
Insurance
February 27, 2025 · Senate
Insurance and Labor
Instrument history
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State Effective Date 2025-07-01
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State Act 297
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Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
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Senate Senate Sent to Governor
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House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted View roll call
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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Senate Senate Hopper