| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 57 0265 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Bill 927 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Willis of the 55 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Crawford of the 89 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Miller of the 62 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , McQueen of |
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| 12 | 12 | | , and Jackson of the 165 |
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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 Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to |
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| 19 | 19 | | include certain relatives within mammogram coverage criteria for females at risk for breast2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | cancer; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1.6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, is amended by7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | revising paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 33-29-3.2, relating to coverage of8 |
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| 26 | 26 | | mammograms, Pap smears, and prostate-specific antigen tests, and notice of coverage, as9 |
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| 27 | 27 | | follows:10 |
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| 28 | 28 | | "(1) 'Female at risk' means a woman:11 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (A) Who has a personal history of breast cancer;12 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (B) Who has a personal history of biopsy proven benign breast disease;13 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (C) Whose grandmother, mother, sister, or daughter |
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| 32 | 32 | | Who has one or more first or14 |
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| 33 | 33 | | second degree relatives who has had breast cancer; or15 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (D) Who has not given birth prior to age 30."16 |
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| 35 | 35 | | H. B. 927 |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 2. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Said title is further amended by revising paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section18 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 33-30-4.2, relating to insurance coverage for mammograms, Pap smears, and19 |
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| 41 | 41 | | prostate-specific antigen tests, as follows:20 |
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| 42 | 42 | | "(1) 'Female at risk' means a woman:21 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (A) Who has a personal history of breast cancer;22 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (B) Who has a personal history of biopsy proven benign breast disease;23 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (C) Whose grandmother, mother, sister, or daughter |
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| 46 | 46 | | Who has one or more first or24 |
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| 47 | 47 | | second degree relatives who has had breast cancer; or25 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (D) Who has not given birth prior to age 30."26 |
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| 49 | 49 | | SECTION 3.27 |
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| 50 | 50 | | This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2025, and shall apply to all policies or contracts28 |
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| 51 | 51 | | issued, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after such date.29 |
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| 52 | 52 | | SECTION 4.30 |
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| 53 | 53 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.31 |
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| 54 | 54 | | H. B. 927 |
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| 55 | 55 | | - 2 - |
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