The House Committee on Health offers the following substitute to SB 91:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to the state employees' health insurance plan, so as to prohibit the Board
of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract or contracts with
any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail
pharmacy or any legal entity that contracts with or uses such pharmacy benefits manager; to
provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
relating to the state employees' health insurance plan, is amended by adding a new Code
section to read as follows:
<ins>"45-18-6.2.
(a) On or after July 1, 2026, the board shall not enter into, execute, or renew any contract
or contracts to provide benefits under the plan of health insurance benefits in accordance
with this part with:
</ins>
<ins>(1) Any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail
pharmacy; or
(2) Any legal entity that contracts with or uses any pharmacy benefits manager that owns
or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy.
(b) This Code section shall not be construed to impair any contracts in existence on
June 30, 2026."
</ins> SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.