Legislative record

HB 1238STATE · GeorgiaIntroduced

Community Health, Department of; submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement

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 direct the Department of Community Health to submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement for the provision of respite care and related services; to provide for implementation upon approval; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Voted 4/2/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

185 yea·2 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/2/2026House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
  2. 3/31/2026Senate Third Read
  3. 3/31/2026Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  4. 3/19/2026Senate Read Second Time
  5. 3/18/2026Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  6. 3/6/2026Senate Read and Referred
  7. 3/4/2026House Third Readers
  8. 3/4/2026House Passed/Adopted
  9. 2/18/2026House Committee Favorably Reported
  10. 2/10/2026House Second Readers