Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices and their materials and components
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic devices and prosthetic devices and their materials and components; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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What changed between versions
LC 52 0770S/hs
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LC 52 0770S/hcs
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2 edits
MINOR
This bill version change primarily involves formatting and presentation updates rather than substantive policy modifications. The committee substitute header was reformatted to clearly identify the bill and its sponsors, while page numbering and section headers were standardized for consistency. No changes were made to eligibility criteria, funding amounts, or operational requirements of the healthcare device coverage provisions.
TECHNICAL
Header formatting updated to clearly display bill number and sponsor information in a standardized committee substitute format
Page numbering and section headers were standardized for consistent document presentation
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025
How they voted
150–2
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 159
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic67
92% Yea
R
Republican92
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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