Community Health, Department of; submit a Section 1115 waiver request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for Medicare and Medicaid Services; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to authorize the Department of Community Health to submit a Section 1115 waiver request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; to authorize additional qualifying activity types; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date…

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 13, 2025

• Medicaid / public insuranceindirectModerate impactMedium certainty

  The Department of Community Health is authorized to request a Section 1115 waiver from CMS, which could lead to changes in services or eligibility for Medicaid beneficiaries.

  “to authorize the Department of Community Health to submit a Section 1115 waiver request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services”· 1