Georgia 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Introduced

SB 9 — Community Health, Board of; reopen the 2014 open enrollment; major medical facility declared out of network; define certain terms (PF)

Last action — Senate Prefiled

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

PF: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-911 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Board of Community Health to establish plan, rules and regulations, extent of coverage, and recommendations to General Assembly for scheduling of maximum fees for hospitals and practitioners, so as to require that the board shall reopen the 2014 open enrollment period to permit any employee whose elected medical claims administrator declared a major medical facility to be out of such administrator's network to elect coverage under a different administrator; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Action History

  1. Senate Prefiled

Sponsors

  • Valencia Seay · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 246 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Valencia Seay

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (246)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 9 do?
PF: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-911 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Board of Community Health to establish plan, rules and regulations, extent of coverage, and recommendations to General Assembly for scheduling of maximum fees for hospitals and practitioners, so as to require that the board shall reopen the 2014 open enrollment period to permit any employee whose elected medical claims administrator declared a major medical facility to be out of such administrator's network to elect coverage under a different administrator; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors SB 9?
SB 9 is sponsored by Valencia Seay.
What is the current status of SB 9?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 9?
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