Insurance; Georgia Telemedicine Act; modernize; Telemedicine Act the Telehealth Act; rename

SB 118 Insurance; Georgia Telemedicine Act; modernize; Telemedicine Act the Telehealth Act; rename

Georgia 2019-2020 Regular Session

Insurance; Georgia Telemedicine Act; modernize; Telemedicine Act the Telehealth Act; rename
SB-118


About SB-118

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to modernize the Georgia Telemedicine Act; to rename the Telemedicine Act the Telehealth Act; to revise the definition of telemedicine; to provide a definition of telehealth; to prohibit insurers from requiring insureds to use telemedicine; to provide for pay equity for health care providers using telemedicine; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

  

Bill Texts

Enrolled 03/29/2019

Comm Sub 03/13/2019

Engrossed 02/26/2019

Introduced 02/15/2019

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History

Effective Date

01/01/2020

Senate Date Signed By Governor

05/06/2019

Act 155

05/06/2019

Senate Sent To Governor

04/05/2019

Senate Agreed House Amend Or Sub

03/28/2019

House Third Readers

03/26/2019

House Passed/adopted By Substitute

03/26/2019

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

03/13/2019

House Second Readers

02/28/2019

House First Readers

02/27/2019

Senate Third Read

02/26/2019

Senate Passed/adopted

02/26/2019

Senate Read Second Time

02/25/2019

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

02/22/2019

Senate Read And Referred

02/19/2019

Senate Hopper

02/15/2019