Community Health, Department of; assess one or more provider matching payments on ambulance services; authorize
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses for emergency medical services, so as to authorize the Department of Community Health to assess one or more provider matching payments on ambulance services for the purpose of obtaining federal financial participation for Medicaid; to provide for definitions; to provide for payment into the Indigent Care Trust Fund; to provide for penalties; to provide for the use of funds; to provide for inspection of records; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 3, 2021
Signed May 4, 2021
Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Act 186
upper
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bert Reeves
RRepublican
P
Dexter Sharper
DDemocratic
P
Jodi Lott
RRepublican
P
Mark Newton
RRepublican
P
Sharon Cooper
RRepublican
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