Bill > HB573

This bill modifies Georgia's laws regarding Medicaid care management organizations by specifically removing dentists from participation in these organizations. The legislation changes the definition of "health care services" to explicitly exclude dental services, whereas previously the term referenced another code section. The bill revises the existing definition to broadly describe health care services as medical care, hospitalization, and services aimed at preventing, alleviating, curing, or healing human illness or injury, while deliberately stating that dental services are not included. Additionally, the bill repeals an existing code section related to dentist participation in care management organizations, effectively eliminating dentists' current provisions for involvement in these systems. This change appears to restructure how dental services are categorized and managed within Georgia's Medicaid care management framework, potentially impacting how dental providers interact with these organizations.

Health and Social Services

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70656