SB380: SB380 Medical Assistance; authorization of appropriations for obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion; provide

26 LC 46 1324 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 Cod e of Georgia Annotated,1 relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for the authorization of2 appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical3 assistance payments to providers of Medicaid expansion under the federal Patient Protection4 and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconcili ation Act of 2010; to5 provide for certain restrictions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and6 for other purposes.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:8 SECTION 1.9 Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Geor gia Annotated, relating to10 medical assistance generally, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:11 "49-4-142.6.12 (a) The department shall authorize appropriations for the purp oses of obtaining federal13 financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers on behalf of Medicaid14 recipients pursuant to this article and funding the state's portion of the cost to expand the15 Medicaid program under the federal Patient Protection and Affor dable Care Act16 S. B. 380 - 1 - 26 LC 46 1324 (P.L. 111-148), as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act17 of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), and any regulations or guidelines issued under such acts.18 (b) Such appropriations authorization shall not be required in the event the federal19 government does not provide a minimum of 90 percent of such funding."20 SECTION 2.21 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.22 S. B. 380 - 2 -