HB 1276 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Community Health, Department of; review information from certain sources to determine and verify eligibility of Medicaid recipients; provide

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 provide for the Department of Community Health to regularly and systematically review information from certain sources to determine and verify eligibility of Medicaid recipients; to provide for related matters; to provide for a state plan amendment or waiver request; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Last action Mar 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 52 0971/a → LC 52 1051S/hs · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended by the House Committee on Health to change the agency name from 'Department of Community Health' to 'Department of Human Services' in several places, update submission deadlines for state agencies from October 2026 to January 2027, and add coordination responsibilities between agencies. The changes clarify which agency is responsible for Medicaid program integrity and data collection.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on Medicaid program integrity and eligibility verification, but the primary agency name was changed from Department of Community Health to Department of Human Services throughout the text.

DEFINITION

Changed references from 'Department of Community Health' to 'Department of Human Services' or 'the department' in multiple sections to reflect the correct agency name.

TIMELINE

Updated submission deadlines for state agencies from October 31, 2026 to January 1, 2027 for incarceration, employment, and income data.

REQUIREMENT

Added new subsections requiring the Department of Labor and Department of Revenue to submit information quarterly starting January 1, 2027, and the Department of Revenue to submit annual income data starting January 1, 2027.

Added a new section requiring the department to coordinate with other state agencies when issuing data requests to improve efficiency.

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Committee

Mar 4, 2026

Committee

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors