Special Committee On Access to Quality Health Care

GA - Representative Mark Newton (R)

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Chairman

GA - Representative Sharon Cooper (R)

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Vice Chairman

GA - Representative Kimberly Alexander (D)

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Member

GA - Representative Patty Bentley (D)

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Member

GA - Representative John Corbett (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Spencer Frye (D)

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Member

GA - Representative Matt Hatchett (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Penny Houston (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Todd Jones (R)

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Member

GA - Representative David Knight (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Randy Nix (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Butch Parrish (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Clay Pirkle (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Brian Prince (D)

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Member

GA - Representative Ed Rynders (R)

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Member - (until 09/05/2019)

GA - Representative Richard H. Smith (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Richard Smith (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Calvin Smyre (D)

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Member

GA - HB89 State health planning and development; integrated ambulatory surgery centers; provide exemption from certificate of need requirements

GA - HB198 Health; eliminate certificate of need requirements for all health care facilities except certain long-term care facilities and services

GA - SB71 Hospital Authority; sale or lease of a hospital; provisions; revise

GA - SB106 "Patients First Act"

GA - HB409 Professions and businesses; authorize delegation by a physician to an advanced practice registered nurse to order radiographic imaging tests in non-life threatening situations

GA - HB542 Health; heath care facilities to purchase and sell charity care credits through an exchange to meet their indigent and charity care requirements; authorize

GA - HR584 House Study Committee on Exploring a Floor and Trade Charity Care System; create

GA - HR590 House Study Committee on Georgia's Barriers to Access to Adequate Health Care; create

GA - HR592 House Study Committee on Health Care Reimbursement; create

GA - HR644 House Study Committee on Health Care Reimbursement; create

GA - HB789 Insurance; creation of a surprise bill rating system based upon the number of certain physician specialty groups contracted with a hospital within a health insurer's network; provide

GA - SB303 'Georgia Right to Shop Act'; greater transparency of prices for nonemergency healthcare services; provide

GA - SB311 Health; patient brokering; prohibit; definitions; exceptions; penalties; provide

GA - SB313 Pharmacy Benefits Managers; regulation and licensure; extensive revisions; provide

GA - HB813 Public assistance; Medicaid Expansion Program; provide establishment

GA - HB888 Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; enact

GA - SB359 'Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act'; certain consumer protections against surprise billing; provide

GA - HB918 Pharmacies; various provisions relating to the practice of pharmacy; revise

GA - HB946 Insurance; extensive revisions regarding pharmacy benefits managers; provide

GA - HB947 Community Health, Department of; engage an actuary to conduct a study of the fiscal impact of carving out pharmacy benefits from the state's current Medicaid care management organizations; require

GA - HB952 Pharmacies; prohibit corporations that own and operate multiple pharmacies from implementing policies and procedures that restrict the quantity of controlled substances dispensed or restrict the prescriber

GA - SB391 "Early Prescription Refills During Emergencies Act"; health insurers to provide coverage for early refills of a 30 day supply; require; enact

GA - SB395 County and Municipal Hospital Authorities; standard of indigency; proceeds from the sale or lease of a hospital by a hospital authority; revise

GA - HB991 Healthcare Transparency and Accountability Act; enact

GA - HB1013 PeachCare for Adults Act; enact

GA - HB1024 Health; freestanding emergency departments under the certificate of need program; provide

GA - HB1027 Insurance; rebates received from pharmaceutical manufacturers; provide requirements

GA - HB1032 Health; certificate of need laws; provisions

GA - HB1079 Social services; Section 1115 waiver request to the federal government with a state plan amendment to authorize Medicaid expansion; replace provisions

GA - SB483 "Behavioral Rehabilitation and Stability Services Act"; certain Medicaid reimbursement; enact

GA - HB1105 Patient Protection Through Health Information Exchange Act; enact

GA - HB1128 Insurance; pharmacy benefits managers; revise provisions relating to rules and regulations

GA - HR1409 Congress; repeal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or amend it to allow states to impose stricter requirements; urge

GA - HB1153 Individual Short-Term Health Insurance Consumer Protection Act; enact