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HB87 • 2025

Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices and their materials and components

Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices and their materials and components

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Sponsor
Clark, David
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
Senate Read Second Time
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Health Insurance Must Cover Medically Necessary Orthotics and Prosthetics

This bill requires health benefit policies in Georgia to cover medically necessary orthotic devices, prosthetic devices, and their materials and components.

What This Bill Does

  • The bill amends state insurance laws (Title 33) to require coverage for specific medical equipment.
  • It provides definitions for the covered items.
  • Insurance plans must cover medically necessary orthotic devices, prosthetic devices, and their materials and components.
  • The law includes requirements for reporting.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Holders of health benefit policies in Georgia who need these medical devices
  • Insurance companies selling health benefit policies in the state

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official summary does not list specific dollar amounts or limits for coverage.
  • The effective date of this law is not provided in the source material.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Georgia General Assembly

    Senate Read Second Time

Official Summary Text

Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices and their materials and components