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GA SB 602

died on adjournment

Insurance; prior authorization and utilization review requirements for healthcare plans; reform

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 46 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prior authorization, so as to reform prior authorization and utilization review requirements for healthcare plans; to provide for certain information to be provided to healthcare providers at the time of notification of an adverse determination; to provide for retroactive authorizations; to exempt certain healthcare services from prior authorization; to revise prior authorization time responses; to provide for automatic authorization; to provide for the chapter construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-25
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-26 — Senate Read and Referred
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Nabilah Parkesprimary
  • Randal Manghamprimary
  • Donzella Jamesprimary
  • RaShaun Kempprimary
  • Sally Harrellprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-25

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-26

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73711

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