SB 118 Georgia Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Insurance; Georgia Telemedicine Act; modernize; Telemedicine Act the Telehealth Act; rename

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to modernize the Georgia Telemedicine Act; to rename the Telemedicine Act the Telehealth Act; to revise the definition of telemedicine; to provide a definition of telehealth; to prohibit insurers from requiring insureds to use telemedicine; to provide for pay equity for health care providers using telemedicine; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2019

Senate Passage

Feb 2019

House Passage

Mar 2019

Signed into Law

May 2019

Introduced Feb 15, 2019 Signed May 6, 2019

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 6, 2019

Signed into law

Act 155

upper

May 6, 2019

Signed into law

Senate Date Signed by Governor

upper

Mar 28, 2019

Introduced

Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub

upper

Mar 26, 2019

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Mar 13, 2019

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Feb 26, 2019

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted

upper

Feb 22, 2019

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Feb 19, 2019

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

12 primary · 0 co-sponsors