A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Pharmacy Benefits Managers and Consumer Access to Prescription Medications; and for other purposes.
Maddy summaryThis resolution commends the Boy Scouts of America in Georgia for their contributions to youth development and community service. It recognizes March 9, 2026, as Scouts Day at the Capitol to honor the organization's 40,000 scouts and 3,500 adult leaders across the state. The bill encourages elected officials to participate in events celebrating the Scouts and authorizes the House Clerk to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and media.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers and Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to require that final reimbursements to pharmacies for prescription drugs are based on certain formulas; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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.
Maddy summaryThis bill is a commendation resolution that recognizes Dr. Neal Weintraub, a cardiovascular researcher and academic at the Medical College of Georgia. It formally acknowledges his contributions to medical education, including teaching over 225 courses and publishing more than 250 peer-reviewed papers on cardiometabolic disease. The resolution also highlights his role in launching the cardio-oncology program and his receipt of multiple National Institutes of Health research grants. The bill directs the House Clerk to provide a copy of the resolution to Dr. Weintraub as a gesture of appreciation for his work.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to increase the amount of monetary penalties the Commissioner of Insurance is authorized to impose for violations of the Georgia Insurance Code relative to mental health parity, general enforcement authority, surprise billing, and prepaid legal services plans; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to practitioners of the healing arts, so as to clarify that all practitioners who dispense drugs are engaged in the practice of pharmacy and shall comply with all record keeping and other requirements; to provide for the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy to enforce rules and regulations; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice, so as to expand the authority of physicians to delegate the authority to dispense certain drugs; to remove certain limitations on the authority of physicians to delegate the authority to order certain drugs, treatments, or studies; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits for income taxes, so as to create a tax credit for certain employers that offer individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements to employees; to provide for terms, conditions, and limitations; to provide for preapproval; to provide for aggregate annual limits; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for a sunset; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to provide for the Department of Community Health to license supportive senior housing communities; to provide for COVID-19 requirements; to provide for employer based programs; to provide for influenza education information; to provide for residential care facilities for the elderly; to provide for hospice and palliative care; to provide background checks; to provide for the ombudsman program; to provide for remedies and protections of residents; to provide for the drug repository program; to provide for continuing care providers and facilities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 20E of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act," so as to require certain health insurers providing a network plan to approve credentialing applications within a certain time frame; to provide for the Department of Insurance to establish a standardized credentialing application; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
