Urgent Insulin Safety Net Program Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public assistance, so as to make insulin accessible to individuals who are in urgent need of a short-term affordable insulin supply; to provide for a pharmacy to dispense one additional short-term affordable urgent insulin supply under certain conditions; to require the Department of Community Health to develop an application form, an information sheet, and satisfaction surveys regarding such program; to require a manufacturer of insulin to establish procedures to make insulin available under such program; to provide for enforcement, penalties, and appellate procedures; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
introduced
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Last action Jan 10, 2024
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Jan 8, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
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6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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