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HB124 • 2025

Insurance; require coverage for healthcare services for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders; provisions

Insurance; require coverage for healthcare services for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders; provisions

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Sponsor
Scoggins, Mitchell
Last action
2025-02-26
Official status
Senate Read and Referred
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Insurance; require coverage for healthcare services for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 and Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to insurance and the state employees' health insurance plan and post-employment health benefit fund, respectively, so as to require coverage for healthcare services for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) in accordance with nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines; to provide for definitions; to allow for deductibles; to prohibit special deductibles; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

What This Bill Does

  • A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 and Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to insurance and the state employees' health insurance plan and post-employment health benefit fund, respectively, so as to require coverage for healthcare services for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) in accordance with nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines; to provide for definitions; to allow for deductibles; to prohibit special deductibles; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-26 Georgia General Assembly

    Senate Read and Referred

Official Summary Text

Insurance; require coverage for healthcare services for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders; provisions