05 LC 33
0553
House
Bill 73
By:
Representatives Powell of the
29th
and Dodson of the
75th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, the "Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977," so as to require
physicians that participate in the state
employeeś
or board of
regentś
health insurance plan to also participate in the Medicaid program; to amend
Chapter 34A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Patient
Right to Know Act of 2001," so as to change certain provisions relating to
physician profiles; 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
7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the
"Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977," is amended by adding to the end of
such article a new Code Section 49-4-158 to read as follows:
"49-4-158.
A
physician, as defined in Code Section 43-34-20, who participates in the state
employeeś
health insurance plan as provided for by Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 or
in the board of
regentś
health insurance plan as provided for by subsection (e) of Code Section 31-5A-4
shall be required to participate in the Medicaid program. If at any point a
physician is no longer eligible or declines to participate in the Medicaid
program, such physician shall no longer be eligible to participate in either the
state
employeeś
or the board of
regentś
health insurance
plan."
SECTION
2.
Chapter
34A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Patient Right to
Know Act of 2001," is amended in subsection (c) of Code Section 43-34A-3,
relating to physician profiles and dissemination to the public, by inserting two
new paragraphs, to be designated paragraph (10.1) and paragraph (10.2), to read
as follows:
"(10.1)
Participation in the state
employeeś
health insurance plan as provided for by Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45, if
applicable;
(10.2)
Participation in the board of
regentś
health insurance plan as provided for by subsection (e) of Code Section 31-5A-4,
if
applicable;"
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.