Georgia CommonsSearch bills
Words find bills whose text, title, or summary carries them; a bill number such as HB 340 opens that bill. Search matches the words of the bill: ask in the words the bill would use.
40 bills for “Health”.
State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; Board of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract with any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy; prohibit
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would bar the State Health Benefit Plan from contracting with pharmacy benefits managers that own retail pharmacies, starting July 1, 2026.
House of Representatives; effectiveness of arts for health initiatives in improving mental health outcomes; acknowledge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution formally acknowledges the role of arts based programs, including art therapy, in improving mental health outcomes and supporting recovery from trauma.
Health; right to contraception for individuals; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would write a right to contraception into state law, defining conception and contraception and stating that females have the right to use any method of contraception.
Public Health, Department of; provide that if certain employees of a county board of health become employees of such department such employees will retain accrued annual and sick leave
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill lets county board of health employees keep their accumulated vacation and sick leave, and their seniority, when they move over to become employees of the state Department of Public Health.
Public Health, Department of; three-year pilot program for dietetics services for public elementary and secondary school students and patients at federally qualified health centers; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a three-year pilot program letting dietitians provide services to public school students and patients at federally qualified health centers, with the state reimbursing up to five visits per person.
Medical Assistance; Medicaid coverage of postpartum maternal mental health care services; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 308 would require Georgia's Medicaid program to cover postpartum mental health care, including depression and anxiety screenings, for new mothers for a full year after pregnancy.
Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base; expand to include data from licensed health care professionals
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 500 expands Georgia's Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base into a broader Health Care Workforce Data Base covering licensed professionals in many more fields, not just mental health and substance abuse treatment.
Black Maternal Health Week; recognize April 11-17, 2025
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes April 11-17, 2025 as Black Maternal Health Week, drawing attention to maternal mortality rates among Black women in Georgia and nationwide.
State employees' health insurance; include high deductible health plans
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 422 would require Georgia's state employee health insurance plan to offer high deductible health plans with paired health savings accounts, letting eligible state employees set aside pretax pay into those accounts.
Risk Assessment; culturally competent risk assessment tools; targeted public health initiatives, and enhanced healthcare interventions; recognize the need
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes elevated heart disease risk among South Asian Americans and calls for culturally specific screening tools and public health efforts, without creating new programs or funding.
Community Health, Department of; submit a Section 1115 waiver request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for Medicare and Medicaid Services; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 751 would let Georgia's Department of Community Health ask the federal government to count childcare and caregiving as qualifying work activities under the state's Medicaid program.
Maternal Health Vitality Think Tank; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution commends the Maternal Health Vitality Think Tank for its work on maternal health policy, research, and workforce support across the state.
HealthMPowers; 25 years of service and leadership in advancing youth health; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution recognizes HealthMPowers, a youth health nonprofit, for 25 years of work promoting children's health, nutrition, and youth leadership across the state.
Community health workers; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution commends community health workers for their role in connecting underserved communities to health care and social services across the state.
General Assembly; support creation of a Black Maternal Health Caucus; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges the General Assembly to create a legislative Black Maternal Health Caucus to address Georgia's high maternal mortality rate, particularly among Black women.
National Immunization Week 2026; recognize; express support for goals of the Georgia Universal Vaccine Access Act
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution recognizes National Immunization Week 2026 and voices support for the proposed Georgia Universal Vaccine Access Act, which would provide free recommended vaccines to children and seniors statewide.
Heart Health for All Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 459 would direct the Georgia Department of Public Health to run statewide cardiovascular disease awareness campaigns, school partnerships, and screening support, with an annual progress report.
Health; codify right to in vitro fertilization for individuals
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 428 adds a new section to Georgia's health code stating that nothing in state law prohibits or prevents a person from obtaining in vitro fertilization (IVF) in Georgia.
Public Health, Department of; two-year pilot program for home visiting in homes of children with asthma; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 607 would direct the Georgia Department of Public Health to run a two-year pilot program sending trained home visitors into the homes of children with asthma to spot and reduce asthma triggers.
Community Health, Department of; submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate substitute for HB 1238 would require the Department of Community Health to seek federal permission letting certain family caregivers get Medicaid payments for respite care for children with serious behavioral health needs.
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), Community Service Boards (CSBs), and First Responders; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate resolution commends the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, community service boards, and Co-Responder programs, and designates February 19, 2025 as Co-Responder Day at the state capitol.
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), community service boards (CSBs), and first responders; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution commends the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and local Co-Responder programs, and designates February 19, 2025 as Co-Responder Day at the state capitol.
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month; month of May; designate
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would designate May of each year as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month, encouraging state, county, and local governments and citizens to raise awareness about perinatal depression.
Education and Public Health, Departments of; collaborate to prioritize the expansion of vision and hearing screenings at various grade levels; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges the Department of Education and the Department of Public Health to work together to expand vision and hearing screenings for students at several grade levels, to catch undiagnosed problems that can hurt reading skills.
Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices and their materials and components
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 951 would require Georgia's state employee health plan, teacher health plan, and Board of Regents health plans to cover medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices starting January 1, 2027.
Public Health, Department of; carry out projects to increase education, awareness, or diagnosis of valvular heart disease; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 17 would let the Georgia Department of Public Health run education, awareness, and diagnosis programs for valvular heart disease and set up ways to track best practices for treating it.
Physicians, Assistants; continuing education requirements for all physicians to include one hour on maternal health; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would require all physicians licensed in the state to complete one hour of continuing education on maternal health, starting January 1, 2026.
Lehman, Larry M.; lifetime of service and leadership in public health; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution honors Larry M. Lehman, the retiring longtime leader of Positive Impact Health Centers, for more than four decades of work in public health.
Sleep Health Awareness Week; second week in March of each year; designate
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would officially designate the second week of March as 'Sleep Health Awareness Week' and encourage the Department of Public Health to share sleep hygiene information with the public.
Public Health, Department of; publish and maintain statistical reports relating to induced terminations of pregnancy notwithstanding requirements on the department for physician confidentiality; require
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1069 would require Georgia's Department of Public Health to publish annual statistics on induced pregnancy terminations dating back to 1994, even where other state laws otherwise protect physician confidentiality.
Health; COVID-19 testing of staff members in long term-care facilities; repeal certain provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 645 would repeal Georgia's law requiring COVID-19 testing of residents and staff at long-term care facilities and would lower the minimum age for influenza vaccination requirements from 50 to 18.
Community Health Centers Day; 02/20/25; Georgia Primary Care Association; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution recognizes February 20, 2025, as Community Health Centers Day and commends the Georgia Primary Care Association for its work expanding health care access across the state.
State employees; require health benefit plan to cover hormone replacement therapy for biological women experiencing perimenopause and menopause when such therapy is ordered or prescribed
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would require the state employees' health benefit plan to cover hormone replacement therapy for biological women going through perimenopause or menopause when a doctor prescribes it, starting January 1, 2027.
Community Health Centers Day; February 18, 2026; commending the Georgia Primary Care Association; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution designates February 18, 2026 as Community Health Centers Day and commends the Georgia Primary Care Association for its work expanding health care access across the state.
Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution commends Spelman College's Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative, a student-led group working on healthcare access and health policy education across the state.
Health; designate emergency medical services, including ambulance service, as an essential service
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would formally declare emergency medical services, including ambulance service, to be essential services in the state, without changing who regulates or coordinates them.
Support for families affected by premature births; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution expresses support for families affected by premature births and for efforts to improve medical care, financial assistance, and mental health resources for those families.
State employees; require state health benefit plan to cover cranial prostheses for certain covered persons
Summary by Georgia Commons: HB1427 would require Georgia's state health benefit plan, which covers state employees, teachers, university system staff, and retirees, to pay for cranial prostheses (medical wigs) for people losing hair due to illness or treatment.
Allers, Kimberly Seals; Irth Day; April 11, 2025; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution honors journalist and maternal health advocate Kimberly Seals Allers and designates April 11, 2025, as Irth Day in recognition of her work on Black maternal health.
Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department of; create and maintain electronic inpatient psychiatric bed registry; require
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 19 would require Georgia's Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to build a statewide electronic registry showing which inpatient psychiatric beds are open in real time, so hospitals, health plans, and crisis responders can find care faster.