Medical Assistance; Department of Community Health to submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; direct
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Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “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 direct the Department of Community Health to submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
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 direct the Department of Community Health to submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification for Medicaid reimbursement of certain home and community based services; to provide for implementation upon approval; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting law
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Senate Hopper · Jan 27, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Jan 28, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 19, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 20, 2026
Senate Third Read · Feb 24, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 24, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 25, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 26, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 10, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 23, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 23, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 492 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-23 · yea 166, nay 2, notVoting 5, excused 7
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-02-24 · yea 46, nay 0, notVoting 7, excused 3
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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