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2025-2026 Regular Session

SB481

Medical Assistance; Medicaid coverage for heart and lung transplants when medically necessary; require

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 require Medicaid coverage for heart and lung transplants when medically necessary; to provide for related healthcare services including immunosuppressant drugs; to provide for a state plan amendment or waiver request; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
Last status date
February 10, 2026
Last status update
Senate Read and Referred
Pending committee
Health and Human Services
Author
Elena Parent
Co-sponsors
Harold JonesRandal ManghamKim JacksonSally HarrellSonya HalpernTonya AndersonKenya WicksRaShaun KempGail DavenportNan OrrockDerek MallowDavid LucasJosh McLaurin
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Instrument history

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  1. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  2. Senate Senate Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2112257
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SB481.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00