Insurance; coverage for comprehensive maternal mental health screening and care; provide

Also relevant to:Reproductive-age person Mental health service user

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Plain-English Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to insurance, so as to provide for coverage for comprehensive maternal mental health screening and care; to provide for such screenings at specific points during and after pregnancy as deemed necessary by a physician or other healthcare provider; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for maternal men…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 4, 2025

Who it affects

Reproductive-age person

Increases access to and coverage for comprehensive maternal mental health screening and care during and after pregnancy.

Medicaid / public insurance

Provides for maternal mental health screening and care under medical assistance programs.

Parent / guardian

Increases access to and coverage for comprehensive maternal mental health screening and care during and after pregnancy.

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Who This AffectsAI analysis

Reproductive-age persondirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Increases access to and coverage for comprehensive maternal mental health screening and care during and after pregnancy.
“so as to provide for coverage for comprehensive maternal mental health screening and care”· Chapter 1 of Title 33
“to provide for such screenings at specific points during and after pregnancy as deemed necessary by a physician or other healthcare provider”· Chapter 1 of Title 33
Medicaid / public insurancedirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Provides for maternal mental health screening and care under medical assistance programs.
“to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for maternal men”· Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49
Parent / guardiandirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Increases access to and coverage for comprehensive maternal mental health screening and care during and after pregnancy.
“so as to provide for coverage for comprehensive maternal mental health screening and care”· Chapter 1 of Title 33
“to provide for such screenings at specific points during and after pregnancy as deemed necessary by a physician or other healthcare provider”· Chapter 1 of Title 33
Mental health service userdirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Increases access to and coverage for comprehensive maternal mental health screening and care during and after pregnancy.
“so as to provide for coverage for comprehensive maternal mental health screening and care”· Chapter 1 of Title 33
“to provide for such screenings at specific points during and after pregnancy as deemed necessary by a physician or other healthcare provider”· Chapter 1 of Title 33

What the Bill Does

Provides for coverage of comprehensive maternal mental health screening and care.
Requires screenings at specific points during and after pregnancy.
Amends medical assistance provisions to include maternal mental health services.

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