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GA · HB1605INTRO · 4 COSPONSORS

Community Health, Dept. of; making claims for Medicaid estate recovery of funds from ABLE accounts maintained through any qualified ABLE account, except as required by applicable federal law; prohibit

Also relevant to:Medicaid / public insurance
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Plain-English Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE), so as to prohibit the Department of Community Health from making claims for Medicaid estate recovery of funds from ABLE accounts maintained through any qualified ABLE account, except as required by applicable federal law; to provide a definition; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflict…

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 31, 2026

Who it affects
Medicaid / public insuranceindirect

The Department of Community Health will be prohibited from making claims for Medicaid estate recovery from ABLE accounts, except as required by federal law.

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  • Medicaid / public insuranceindirectModerate impactHigh certainty

    The Department of Community Health will be prohibited from making claims for Medicaid estate recovery from ABLE accounts, except as required by federal law.

    “prohibit the Department of Community Health from making claims for Medicaid estate recovery of funds from ABLE accounts maintained through any qualified ABLE account, except as required by applicable federal law”· Section 1
What the Bill Does
  • Prohibits the Department of Community Health from making claims for Medicaid estate recovery from ABLE accounts.
  • Includes an exception for claims required by applicable federal law.
  • Provides a definition and legislative findings related to ABLE accounts and Medicaid estate recovery.
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