06 LC
33 1379
House
Bill 1473
By:
Representatives Brown of the
69th,
Channell of the
116th,
Stephens of the
164th,
Shaw of the
176th,
and Ehrhart of the
36th
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, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to require prior
legislative approval for the submission of certain waivers pursuant to Section
1115 of the federal Social Security Act; to provide for an effective date; 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, relating
to medical assistance generally, is amended by adding a new Code section to read
as follows:
"49-4-142.1.
On
and after the effective date of this Code section, neither the department, the
board, nor any other representative of the state shall submit any request to the
United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services for a waiver pursuant to Section 1115 of the federal Social
Security Act without prior legislative approval. This shall only apply to
waivers that relate to Medicaid modernization, Medicaid transformation, or a
Medicaid reform model that would affect 20,000 or more individuals in Georgia
Medicaid population. The prior legislative approval required under this Code
section shall be by Act of the General Assembly or the adoption of a joint
resolution of the General
Assembly."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.