Georgia General Assembly · Full text

HB 1089: Controlled substances; ivermectin as an over-the-counter medication; provide

Comm Sub version, the latest LegiScan holds · Last action March 6, 2026 · Introduced

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The House Committee on Health offers the following substitute to HB 1089:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

To amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous drugs, so as to add an exception to the classification of ivermectin as a dangerous drug; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous drugs, is amended by revising paragraph (12.1) of subsection (c) of Code Section 16-13-71, relating to dangerous drug, as follows:

"(12.1) Ivermectin —

(A) When used with a strength of 0.5 percent or less in a topical lotion; or

(B) When distributed by a pharmacist as provided by the State Board of Pharmacy, as a product in finished dosage formulation in its original container that has been approved by and labeled in compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA);"

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.