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This bill requires child care learning centers and family child care learning homes to provide parents with educational information about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common childhood virus, and prevention recommendations by September 1st each year, based on guidelines from medical organizations like the American Academy of Pediatrics. Additionally, it mandates that the Department of Community Health, which administers the state's Medicaid program (a government health insurance program for low-income individuals), conduct an annual review of medications, treatments, and services covered for Medicaid recipients diagnosed with sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder. This review aims to ensure that current coverage adequately meets the needs of these patients and to identify any new medications, treatments, or services that should be added. The department must solicit and consider public input, particularly from those with expertise in sickle cell disease treatment, and by January 15th each year, submit a report detailing its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and publish it online.

Health and Social Services

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70064