A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for mandatory maternal mental health screening for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders for Medicaid recipients; to provide for definitions; to provide for specific points during and after pregnancy at which a woman shall receive such screening; to provide for additional screening as deemed necessary by healthcare providers; to provide for mandatory education regarding postpartum depression to women after childbirth; to authorize the department to submit necessary amendment or waiver requests to implement such screening as part of the state Medicaid program; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rep. Lee Hawkins
Sponsored bills
A RESOLUTION recognizing March 2024 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to create a grant program to provide funding to eligible institutions for additional behavioral health workforce training positions; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility criteria; to provide for funding sources; to provide for applications; to provide for funding limitations; to create a behavioral health provider loan repayment program; to provide for definitions; to provide for written contracts with program participants; to provide for payment criteria; to provide for maximum amounts; to provide for prioritization of applications; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to protection of American Indian human remains and burial objects, so as to revise the membership of the Council on American Indian Concerns; to revise addresses of American Indian Tribes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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 require the newborn screening system to include Duchenne muscular dystrophy; 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 33 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physical therapists, so as to revise provisions regarding granting licenses and disciplining licensees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to horns, exhaust systems, mirrors, windshields, tires, safety belts, and energy absorption systems, so as to prohibit the sale of mufflers and other equipment intended to produce excessive noise when installed on certain motor vehicles; to prohibit the operation of certain motor vehicles that produce excessive noise; to provide for a penalty; to provide for admissible evidence in the prosecution of a violation; to provide for establishment of a list of approved noise level detection devices; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Kayla Hill; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing provisions relative to professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to provide for and change definitions; to change certain education requirements for licensure as a professional counselor or associate professional counselor; to provide for privileged communications with clients; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require coverage for medically necessary expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause iatrogenic infertility; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.