--- title: HB 352. Georgia Gestational Diabetes Management Act; enact collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hb352 cite_as: HB 352, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb352 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb352.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb352/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70114 date: 2025-05-14 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Georgia Gestational Diabetes Management Act; enact ## Text 25 HB 352/AP House Bill 352 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Seabaugh of the 34th, Cooper of the 45th, Mathis of the 133rd, Taylor of the 173rd, Reese of the 140th, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Code Section 49-4-159.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to1 coverage for continuous glucose monitors, so as to revise cover age criteria to include2 Medicaid recipients with gestational diabetes; to provide for related matters; to provide for3 a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5 SECTION 1.6 This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Gestational Diabetes Management7 Act."8 SECTION 2.9 Code Section 49-4-159.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coverage for10 continuous glucose monitors, is amended by revising subsection (a) as follows:11 "(a) On and after July 1, 2023 2025, the department shall include coverage for continuous12 glucose monitors as a benefit under Medicaid via the most cost-effective benefit delivery13 channel. The criteria for such coverage shall be updated to align with current standards of14 care and shall include, but shall not be limited to, requirements that:15 H. B. 352 - 1 - 25 HB 352/AP (1) The recipient has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus by a treating practitioner;16 (2) The recipient's treating practitioner has concluded that the recipient or the recipient's17 caregiver has had sufficient training in using a continuous glucose monitor as evidenced18 by the provision of a prescription therefor; and19 (3) The recipient:20 (A) Is treated with at least one daily administration of insulin; or21 (B) Has gestational diabetes; or22 (C) Has a history of problematic hypoglycemia with documentation of at least one of23 the following:24 (i) Recurrent level 2 hypoglycemic events (glucose less than 54 mg/dL (3.0 mmol/L))25 that persist despite two or more attempts to adjust medication, modify the diabetes26 treatment plan, or both; or27 (ii) A history of a level 3 hypoglycemic event ( glucose less t han 54 mg/dL28 (3.0 mmol/L)) characterized by altered mental or physical state requiring third-party29 assistance for treatment for hypoglycemia."30 SECTION 3.31 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.32 H. B. 352 - 2 - ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill. Quote the text, not the summary. House Bill 352 expands Georgia Medicaid's coverage of continuous glucose monitors to include recipients with gestational diabetes, updating the state's coverage rules starting July 1, 2025. ### Plain-language summary Georgia Medicaid already covers continuous glucose monitors for some people with diabetes, based on criteria written into state law (O.C.G.A. § 49-4-159.4). Those criteria required that a recipient either use daily insulin or have a history of serious low blood sugar episodes. This bill, titled the Georgia Gestational Diabetes Management Act, adds a third path to qualify: having gestational diabetes, a form of diabetes that develops during pregnancy. The bill keeps the existing requirements that a treating practitioner diagnose the recipient with diabetes and confirm the recipient or their caregiver has been trained to use the monitor. It also moves the effective date for this Medicaid coverage benefit from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2025. Once in effect, the Georgia Department of Community Health must offer this coverage through the most cost-effective delivery method available. ### What it does - Adds gestational diabetes as a qualifying condition for Georgia Medicaid coverage of continuous glucose monitors, alongside existing criteria for insulin users and people with severe hypoglycemia. - Updates the effective date of this Medicaid benefit requirement from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2025. - Keeps in place the existing requirement that a treating practitioner diagnose the recipient with diabetes mellitus before coverage applies. - Keeps the requirement that the recipient or their caregiver show they have been trained to use the monitor, evidenced by a prescription. - Directs the department to deliver this Medicaid benefit through the most cost-effective channel available. - Gives the Act a short title, the 'Georgia Gestational Diabetes Management Act.' ### Who it affects Pregnant Georgians on Medicaid who are diagnosed with gestational diabetes, their treating practitioners who must document diagnosis and training, and the Georgia Department of Community Health, which administers Medicaid and must update its coverage criteria and delivery methods accordingly. ### Why it matters Continuous glucose monitors let people track blood sugar without frequent finger-prick tests, which can help manage gestational diabetes during pregnancy. By adding this condition as a qualifying category, more Medicaid recipients would become eligible for monitor coverage without needing to also meet the insulin-use or severe hypoglycemia criteria. ### Key provisions - Section 1 names the short title, the 'Georgia Gestational Diabetes Management Act.' - Section 2 amends O.C.G.A. § 49-4-159.4(a) to change the coverage start reference from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2025. - Section 2 adds 'Has gestational diabetes' as a new standalone qualifying criterion under paragraph (3), separate from insulin use or hypoglycemia history. - Section 2 retains the diagnosis and training documentation requirements in paragraphs (1) and (2). - Section 3 repeals any conflicting laws. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-05-14) - Last action: Effective Date 2025-07-01 (2025-05-14) - Sponsors: Devan Seabaugh, Sharon Cooper, Danny Mathis, Darlene Taylor, Teddy Reese, Carter Barrett, Kay Kirkpatrick - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70114 > The history, votes, and amendments (1,310 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb352.md?full=1