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HB 1069 - Medicare; certain recipients; prescription drug reimbursement

Teague, Sharon Beasley (58th)	Dixon, Harry D (168th)	Parham, Bobby E (122nd)
Holmes, Bob (53rd)	Sinkfield, Georganna T (57th)	Buckner, Gail M (95th)

Status Summary	HC:	HumR	SC:		FR:	03/24/99	LA:	01/10/00	H - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, "The Medical Assistance for the Aged Act," so as to provide that medicare recipients who are also, by income level, eligible for assistance under such article receive 100 percent reimbursement for prescription drugs; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 49-4-122.1

HB 1069                                             LC 9 0107 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official 
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, "The Medical Assistance for the 
  1- 3  Aged Act," so as to provide that medicare recipients who are 
  1- 4  also, by income level, eligible for assistance under such 
  1- 5  article receive 100 percent reimbursement for prescription 
  1- 6  drugs; to provide for federal waiver; to repeal conflicting 
  1- 7  laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 9                          SECTION  1. 
 
  1-10  Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of 
  1-11  Georgia Annotated, "The Medical Assistance for the Aged 
  1-12  Act," is amended by inserting a new Code Section 49-4-122.1 
  1-13  to read as follows: 
 
  1-14    "49-4-122.1. 
 
  1-15    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all persons 
  1-16    who are eligible for medicare assistance under federal law 
  1-17    and who are also, by virtue of their income, eligible for 
  1-18    assistance under this article shall be entitled to receive 
  1-19    reimbursement under the assistance provisions of this 
  1-20    article of 100 percent of the cost of any prescription 
  1-21    drugs which cost is not covered by medicare." 
 
  1-22                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-23  The Department of Human Resources shall request a waiver 
  1-24  from the secretary of the federal Department of Health and 
  1-25  Human Services to permit the Department of Human Resources 
  1-26  to implement the requirements of this Act.  The provisions 
  1-27  of this Act shall not apply unless the federal waiver is in 
  1-28  effect.  If a waiver is received, the Department of Human 
  1-29  Resources shall implement this Act. 
 
  1-30                           SECTION 3. 
 
  1-31  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  1-32  repealed. 
 
 
 
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