Plain English Breakdown
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Georgia Maternal Mental Health Improvement Act
This law requires insurance plans and state medical assistance programs to cover maternal mental health screenings at times chosen by healthcare providers.
What This Bill Does
- Requires coverage for comprehensive maternal mental health screening and care under general insurance rules.
- Allows physicians or other healthcare providers to decide when these screenings happen during and after pregnancy.
- Updates state medical assistance rules to include screenings for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
- Provides for reports related to the new requirements.
- Repeals laws that conflict with this act.
Who It Names or Affects
- People covered by insurance or state medical assistance programs in Georgia
- Insurance companies operating under Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated
- State agencies managing medical assistance under Title 49
Terms To Know
- Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
- Mental health conditions that occur during pregnancy or after giving birth, which are now covered for screening.
- Comprehensive maternal mental health screening
- A check-up to assess a mother's emotional well-being as required by the new insurance rules.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not specify an effective date for when these changes begin.
- The summary mentions reports are provided but does not detail who must write them or how often they occur.
- The specific costs to patients or the exact methods of screening are not detailed in the provided text.