| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 57 0236 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Bill 751 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Campbell of the 35 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Miller of the 62 |
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| 6 | 6 | | nd |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Evans of the 57 |
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| 8 | 8 | | th |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Lupton of the |
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| 11 | 11 | | rd |
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| 12 | 12 | | , Buckner of the 137 |
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| 14 | 14 | | , and others |
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| 15 | 15 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT |
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| 17 | 17 | | To amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1 |
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| 19 | 19 | | relating to medical assistance generally, so as to authorize the Department of Community2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Health to submit a Section 1115 waiver request to the United States Department of Health3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; to authorize additional4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | qualifying activity types; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 1.8 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to9 |
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| 27 | 27 | | medical assistance generally, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:10 |
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| 28 | 28 | | "49-4-142.6. |
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| 30 | 30 | | The department shall be authorized to submit a waiver request, on or before September 30,12 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2025, to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare13 |
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| 32 | 32 | | and Medicaid Services pursuant to Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act, which14 |
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| 33 | 33 | | includes childcare and caregiving as qualifying activities. For purposes of this Code15 |
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| 34 | 34 | | section, the term 'childcare' means full-time or part-time work by a parent caring for a child16 |
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| 35 | 35 | | H. B. 751 |
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| 37 | 37 | | or children, in their own residence; and the term 'caregiving' means full-time or part-time17 |
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| 38 | 38 | | work by a family member caring for an adult child with a disability or an aging parent. 18 |
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| 39 | 39 | | Further, upon approval of the waiver, the department shall be authorized to take all19 |
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| 40 | 40 | | necessary steps to implement the terms and conditions of the waiver."20 |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 2.21 |
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| 42 | 42 | | This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law22 |
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| 43 | 43 | | without such approval.23 |
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| 44 | 44 | | SECTION 3.24 |
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| 45 | 45 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.25 |
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| 46 | 46 | | H. B. 751 |
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