Medical assistance; provide single administrator for dental services for Medicaid recipients and PeachCare for Kids participants; provisions
Summary
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 a single administrator for dental services for Medicaid recipients and PeachCare for Kids participants; to require the Department of Community Health to competitively bid out and contract with such single administrator; to provide for requirements for the single administrator; to provide for applicability; to provide for an amendment to the state plan if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2015
Committee Review
Mar 2015
House Passage
Mar 2015
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2015
Last action Mar 18, 2015
Floor votes · House Mar 13, 2015
How they voted
140–1
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 151
Mar 13, 2015
D
Democratic47
95% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican103
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 18, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 13, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 11, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carl Rogers
RRepublican
P
Lee Hawkins
RRepublican
P
Matt Hatchett
RRepublican
P
Sharon Cooper
RRepublican
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