Indigent Health Care (10)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/25/2024

HB 0793 OpposeLocals Cannot Accept Any Federal Funds Without State Permission Scot Turner
1/24/2014 House Second Readers GAff --
911 Agriculture Air Quality Appropriations Auditing/Budget
District Attorneys Econ. Dev. & Transportation Economic Development Elections Emergency Management/Preparedness
Farm Fire Services General County Government Health and Human Services Indigent Defense
Indigent Health Care Juveniles Land Conservation Law Enforcement Nat. Res. & the Environment
Procurement Public Safety and Courts Public Works Revenue & Finance Sewer/Septage
Shaun Adams Sheriff Solicitors Solid Waste Stormwater
Traffic Enforcement Training Transportation Transportation Funding Trauma Care System
Water Quality Water Quantity
This legislation prohibits counties from receiving any federal funds, whether direct dollars, loans or grants, unless the Generally Assembly has "expressly and specifically" approved the acceptance. 
HB 0839 EvaluatingRevision of the Hospital Authorities Act Jason Spencer
1/28/2014 House Second Readers H&HS --
Auditing/Budget Debra Nesbit Eminent Domain/Condemnation Financing General County Government
Health and Human Services Indigent Health Care Revenue & Finance

This legislation makes several changes to the hospital authorities law, including increasing how boards are expanded and appointed. It allows for the creation of joint hospital authorities, as well as authorizing hospital authorities to file for bankruptcy. This legislation also creates a Senior Citizens Services Authority in each county and city. This legislation contains the same language as SB 302.
HB 0990 NeutralLegislative Approval for the Expansion of Medicaid Jan Jones
7/1/2014 Effective Date Judy H&HS -
Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services Indigent Health Care Leg Update Draft Shaun Adams
This legislation requires the General Assembly to approve an expansion of Medicaid eligibility through an increase in the income threshold.
HB 1014 OpposeGeorgia Health Care Freedom Act; enact Sam Moore
2/20/2014 House Second Readers Judy --
Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services Indigent Health Care Insurance Insurance

This legislation makes it a felony for any county to: create or participate in a health care exchange; buy insurance from a health care exchange; facilitate or participate in the expansion of Medicaid pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; provide advice, guidance or assistance with a health benefit plan as a navigator; pay a commission or compensation to any navigator.   
HR 0107 SupportCreation of Joint Committee on Medicaid Reform Sheldon, Donna 104th
5/7/2013 House Date Signed by Governor App RULES -
Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services Indigent Health Care Insurance Insurance
This legislation establishes a Joint Study Committee on Medicaid Reform.
HR 0360 NeutralJoint Select Committee on Budget Dependence on Federal Funding; create Spencer, Jason 180th
2/19/2013 House - House Second Readers App --
Agriculture Appropriations Auditing/Budget Correctional Institutions/Jail Econ. Dev. & Transportation
Emergency Management/Preparedness Farm General County Government Georgia Bureau of Investigation Health and Human Services
Indigent Health Care Law Enforcement Nat. Res. & the Environment Public Safety and Courts Public Works
Revenue & Finance Sewer/Septage Shaun Adams Solid Waste Transportation Funding
This legislation creates a Joint Select Committee on Budget Dependence on Federal Funding. The committee will study the percentage of the state budget funded by federal money, as well as the impact of federal fiscal policy reducing or eliminating federal funding for state governments.
SB 0024 SupportHospital Medicaid Financing Program Act Bethel, Charlie 54th
2/13/2013 Senate - Effective Date GAff RI&Util -
Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services Indigent Health Care
This legislation delegates the authority to levy the medicaid assessment fee on hospitals to the Department of Community Health.  The assessment of the fee on hospitals allows the state to draw down twice the amount collected in additional Medicaid funds resulting in a higher Medicaid reimbursement rate paid to the hospitals.  The legislation dedicates the fees to Medicaid and the act will sunset in 2016.
 

 
SB 0062 SupportCreation of Federal and State Funded Health Care Financing Program Overview Committee Hill, Judson 32nd
5/7/2013 Senate - Effective Date HumR H&HS -
Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services Indigent Health Care Insurance Insurance
This legislation creates the Joint Federal and State Funded Health Care Financing Program Overview Committee.
SB 0292 NegotiatingProhibition of County Government Representatives Advocating for the Expansion of Medicaid; Alzheimer's Disease Registry Renee Unterman
3/20/2014 Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub As Amended HumR H&HS -
Health and Human Services Indigent Health Care Insurance Insurance Shaun Adams
This legislation was amended to add HB 707, which prohibits county officials or employees from using money or human resources or assets to advocate or influence citizens to support the voluntary expansion of Medicaid. Similarly, counties would be prohibited from starting their own health care exchange or participating in a health care exchange provided by a nonprofit organization. This legislation also prohibits the Insurance Commissioner from investigating of enforcing any health care related provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.
SB 0302 EvaluatingRevision of County Hospital Authorities Provisions Jeff Mullis
1/22/2014 Senate Read and Referred -H&HS -
Debra Nesbit Health and Human Services Indigent Health Care

This legislation amends the Hospital Authority Act.  For an overview please click here.
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