Senate Bill 380
By: Senators Lucas of the 26th, McLaurin of the 14th, Jones II of the 22nd, Jackson of the
41st, Parent of the 44th and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for the authorization of
appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical
assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion under the federal Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; to
provide for certain restrictions; 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 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
medical assistance generally, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:
<ins>"49-4-142.6.
(a) The department shall authorize appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal
financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers on behalf of Medicaid
recipients pursuant to this article and funding the state's portion of the cost to expand the
Medicaid program under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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<ins>(P.L. 111-148), as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), and any regulations or guidelines issued under such acts.
(b) Such appropriations authorization shall not be required in the event the federal
government does not provide a minimum of 90 percent of such funding."
</ins> SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.