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GA HB 1236

died on adjournment

Insurance; medical necessity of a healthcare service; provisions

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-46-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements for certification, utilization of nationally recognized accreditation standards, and website identifying nationally recognized accreditation entities, so as to provide that, in cases where a private review agent or utilization review entity is questioning the medical necessity of a healthcare service, a final determination on medical necessity must be agreed to by a clinical peer licensed in this state; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-06
Status date
Latest action
2026-02-24 — House Committee Favorably Reported
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Trey Kelleyprimary
  • Mark Newtonprimary
  • Matt Hatchettprimary
  • Karen Mathiakprimary
  • Demetrius Douglasprimary
  • Patty Marie Stinsonprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-06

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-09

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-02-10

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2026-02-24

    House Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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Attribution

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