Medical Assistance; Medicaid coverage of postpartum maternal mental health care services; provide

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 provide for Medicaid coverage of postpartum maternal mental health care services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Source: OpenStates · fetched February 28, 2025

• Medicaid / public insurancedirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Medicaid will cover postpartum maternal mental health care services.

  “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 provide for Medicaid coverage of postpartum maternal mental health care services”· Title

• Parent / guardiandirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Parents will have access to postpartum maternal mental health care services through Medicaid.

  “so as to provide for Medicaid coverage of postpartum maternal mental health care services”· Title

• Reproductive-age persondirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Individuals of reproductive age will have access to postpartum maternal mental health care services through Medicaid.

  “so as to provide for Medicaid coverage of postpartum maternal mental health care services”· Title

• Mental health service userdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Individuals will have access to postpartum maternal mental health care services through Medicaid.

  “so as to provide for Medicaid coverage of postpartum maternal mental health care services”· Title