Bill > HB352

This bill updates Georgia's Medicaid coverage for continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), a medical device that helps people with diabetes track their blood sugar levels in real-time, by expanding eligibility criteria to include recipients with gestational diabetes. Specifically, the bill changes the effective date from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2025, and adds gestational diabetes as a qualifying condition for CGM coverage. The existing coverage criteria will remain mostly the same, which require that the recipient: be diagnosed with diabetes by a healthcare provider, have demonstrated training in using a CGM, be treated with daily insulin, or have a documented history of severe hypoglycemic events (very low blood sugar that can cause altered mental or physical states). By including gestational diabetes, the bill ensures that pregnant women with this specific type of diabetes can access CGMs to help monitor and manage their blood sugar levels, potentially improving health outcomes for both mother and child.

Health and Social Services

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70114