06 LC 33
1193
House
Bill 1172
By:
Representatives Walker of the
107th,
Ehrhart of the
36th,
Byrd of the
20th,
and Forster of the
3rd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to prescription drugs, so as to prohibit the requirement of
prior authorization or other restrictions on medications prescribed for certain
treatments and for critical or life-threatening medical conditions for patients
enrolled in Medicaid or any state funded health care program; to provide for
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
5 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to prescription drugs, is amended by adding at its end a new Code section to
read as follows:
"26-4-91.
No
requirement for prior authorization or other restrictions may be imposed under
Medicaid or any state funded health care program on medications prescribed for
patients for immunosuppressive treatment of transplantation or oncology
treatment or for the treatment of critical or life-threatening diseases,
including but not limited to serious mental health diseases including
schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder, and major depressive disorders as defined by the edition
of the Diagnostics and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of
the American Psychiatric Association in effect on July 1, 2006;
insulin-dependent diabetes; HIV/acquired immune deficiency syndrome; epilepsy;
hepatitis; eye sight threatening conditions such as glaucoma; asthma or cardio
obstructive pulmonary disease; hemophilia; and
Crohńs
disease/ulcerative
colitis."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.