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40 bills for “Health”.
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.
… Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, is amended by revising subsections (a) and …
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.
… WHEREAS, a community health worker is a front line public health worker who is a trusted member or has an unusually close understanding of the community served; and …
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.
… WHEREAS, the United States is experiencing a mental health crisis, as reported by the Kaiser Family Foundation, which found that 90 percent of Americans are facing increased mental …
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.
… that the state employees' health insurance plan include high deductible health plans; to provide for certain employees enrolled in such high deductible health plans to have the ability …
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.
… Representatives Cannon of the 58th, Burnough of the 77th, Clark of the 108th, and Bazemore of the 69th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending the Maternal Health Vitality Think …
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.
… WHEREAS, Federally Qualified Health Centers located in 145 counties and more than 330 medically underserved communities provide high-quality primary and preventive health care to nearly 750,000 …
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.
… WHEREAS, Federally Qualified Health Centers located in 330 medically underserved communities provide high-quality primary and preventive health care to more than 700,000 people in the State …
Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; add member
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 612 would add the Insurance Commissioner to Georgia's Behavioral Health Coordinating Council and create a new panel to review complaints that health insurers are violating mental health parity laws.
… The council shall consist of the commissioner of behavioral health and developmental disabilities; the commissioner of early care and learning; the commissioner of community health; the commissioner of …
Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; establishment
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would add the Insurance Commissioner to the state's Behavioral Health Coordinating Council and create a new panel to review whether health insurers and state agencies are following mental health parity laws.
… The panel shall evaluate submitted parity concerns to determine whether a health insurer or state health care entity is in violation of mental health parity laws. Based on …
School Behavioral Mental Health Support Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 26 would create a state grant program letting community mental health providers deliver mental health and substance abuse services directly to K-12 students in Georgia schools.
… This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "School Behavioral Mental Health Support Act." SECTION 2. Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of …
School Behavioral Health Support Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 24 would create a state grant program to place mental health and substance use treatment providers in K-12 schools, funded if the legislature sets aside money for it.
… This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "School Behavioral Health Support Act." SECTION 2. Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the …
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.
… Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, is amended …
House of Representatives; acknowledge inequality as a public health issue and support BIPOC communities disproportionately affected by systemic barriers
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would formally recognize systemic inequity as a public health crisis affecting BIPOC communities and voice support for arts and art therapy programs as part of the response.
… WHEREAS, the United States has historically and systemically disadvantaged racial, ethnic, and religious groups, particularly Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), creating inequities in public health and …
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.
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 …
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.
… The General Assembly finds that: (1) Sleep is a fundamental pillar of health, as essential to human life and well-being as proper nutrition and physical activity; (2 …
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.
… and </ins> <ins>(3) Postpartum mental health care services for mothers, including screenings for depression and anxiety, and maternal mental health support for a period of one year …
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.
… WHEREAS, in 2022, the Georgia General Assembly passed Senate Bill 403, known as the Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Act, establishing the framework for Co …
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.
… WHEREAS, in 2022, the Georgia General Assembly passed Senate Bill 403, known as the Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Act, establishing the framework for Co …
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.
… WHEREAS, the Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative is a student-led initiative dedicated to improving healthcare access for all Georgians, with a particular focus on addressing …
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.
… NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body urge the General Assembly to create a Georgia legislative Black Maternal Health …
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.
… insurer and the Department of Community Health for recipients of Medicaid.</del> Such term shall not include self-funded, employer sponsored health insurance plans subject to the exclusive …
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.
… Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health generally, is amended by adding a …
Mental Health Sentencing and Treatment Alternatives Act; commend advancement by General Assembly; recognize urgent need for sentencing alternatives for Georgians with serious mental illness
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would express support for a proposed 'Mental Health Sentencing and Treatment Alternatives Act' and call attention to the need for sentencing alternatives for people with serious mental illness in the state's prisons and jails.
… NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and support the passage of the "Mental Health Sentencing and Treatment …
Courts and Penal Institutions; substance abuse programs and mental health treatment programs in county and municipal jails for inmates; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let county and municipal jails set up voluntary substance abuse and mental health treatment programs for inmates, run through new drug court and mental health court procedures.
… and mental health treatment programs in county and municipal jails for inmates and applicants to such programs; to provide for drug court divisions and mental health court divisions …
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.
… Representatives Lupton of the 83rd and Roberts of the 52nd A RESOLUTION Recognizing HealthMPowers for 25 years of service and leadership in advancing youth health; and for other …
House Study Committee on Evaluating Funding for Public Health; create
Summary by Georgia Commons: A House resolution creates a five-member study committee to examine how Georgia funds and structures its public health system, with a report due by December 1, 2025.
… A RESOLUTION Creating the House Study Committee on Evaluating Funding for Public Health; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Georgia's health security and financial well-being depend on …
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.
… Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state employees' health insurance plan and post-employment health benefit …
Martin, Lara S., MA, MPH; exceptional service and leadership in advancing global health, humanitarian response, and human rights; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution formally commends Lara S. Martin, MA, MPH, for her career in global health, humanitarian response, and human rights work. It carries no legal effect beyond the honor itself.
… Martin also contributed to the chapter on "Health and Human Rights in Conflict and Emergencies" in Foundations of Global Health and Human Rights, the first comprehensive textbook integrating …
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.
… This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Heart Health for All Act." SECTION 2. The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Cardiovascular disease …
"Georgia Student Mental Health Days Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would require every public school system to excuse students for up to three mental health days a year, without forcing them to explain why.
… This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Student Mental Health Days Act." SECTION 2. Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of …
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.
… WHEREAS, Black Maternal Health Week was founded by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc., to bring national attention to the maternal and reproductive health crisis in the United …
Phoebe Putney Health System; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate resolution commends Phoebe Putney Health System for its healthcare services, workforce training programs, and community support in southwest Georgia.
… Senator Sims of the 12th A RESOLUTION Commending Phoebe Putney Health System; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Phoebe Putney Health System is the largest employer in southwest Georgia …
Health; certification of community health workers; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would create an official state certification for community health workers, setting training standards and establishing a new committee under the Department of Public Health to oversee it.
… An individual certified as a community health worker shall identify himself or herself as a certified community health worker during any patient interactions and shall not utilize any …
Several churches for their work with Project Elevation; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution commends Mt. Zion Baptist Church, the Albany Coalition of Churches, and several partner organizations for their work on Project Elevation, a rural health program in Southwest Georgia.
… Pastor Daniel Simmons, for their vision to improve health status and health outcomes, advance efforts in health education, and promote health participation for men in Southwest Georgia. BE …
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.
… Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state employees' health insurance plan and post-employment health benefit fund …
State Workgroup to Increase Chronic Disease Information and Screenings in Communities of Color; support creation
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution supports creating a state workgroup to increase chronic disease information and health screenings in communities of color, including rural areas, and directs it to report back within nine months.
… WHEREAS, disparities in health outcomes are increasingly costly to the state, but are in large part preventable; and WHEREAS, people with chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease …
Black Maternal Health Statistics; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes statistics on Black maternal and infant health outcomes and calls for healthcare improvements to reduce disparities, without creating new laws or funding.
… This essential goal should extend to health equity for Black birthing people and babies; and WHEREAS, Black women are three to four times more likely to die from …
Black Maternal Health Statistics; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes statistics on Black maternal health and calls for healthcare improvements to close racial gaps in pregnancy-related deaths and complications.
… This essential goal should extend to health equity for Black birthing people and babies; and WHEREAS, Black women are three to four times more likely to die from …
Health; certification of community health workers; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate substitute for HB 291 would create a statewide certification system for community health workers, including a new state committee to set training and licensing standards.
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services offered the following substitute to HB 291: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Title 31 of the …
House Study Committee on Mental Health Workforce Development; create
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would create a five-member study committee to examine Georgia's shortage of mental health professionals and recommend ways to build up the workforce, especially in rural areas.
… WHEREAS, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration, the United States is experiencing a mental health crisis, and more than half of the U.S. population lives …