Health; provide mandatory preeclampsia biomarker testing for pregnant women during their first prenatal visit
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of hazardous conditions, preventable diseases, and metabolic disorders, so as to provide for mandatory preeclampsia biomarker testing for pregnant women during their first prenatal visit; to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require health benefit policy coverage for preeclampsia biomarker testing for pregnant women during their first prenatal visit and as deemed necessary and ordered by an attending physician thereafter; to amend Code Section 49-4-159.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to biomarker testing for Medicaid recipients; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2024
Last action Feb 16, 2024
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4
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Committee
1
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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