HB 965

  • Georgia House Bill
  • 2015-2016 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • Passed House Feb 22, 2016
  • Passed Senate Mar 14, 2016
  • Signed by Governor Apr 27, 2016

"The Honorable Jimmy Carter Cancer Treatment Access Act"; enact

Abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general insurance provisions, so as to provide that no health benefit plan shall require an insured to fail to successfully respond to a drug or drugs for stage four advanced, metastatic cancer prior to the approval of a drug prescribed by his or her physician; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Sponsors (6)

Votes


Actions


Jul 01, 2016

Georgia General Assembly

Effective Date

Apr 27, 2016

Senate

Act 489

House

House Date Signed by Governor

Mar 28, 2016

House

House Sent to Governor

Mar 14, 2016

Senate

Senate Passed/Adopted

Senate

Senate Third Read

Mar 11, 2016

Senate

Senate Read Second Time

Mar 10, 2016

Senate

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Insurance and Labor

Feb 23, 2016

Senate

Senate Read and Referred

  • Referral-Committee
Insurance and Labor

Feb 22, 2016

House

House Passed/Adopted

House

House Third Readers

Feb 17, 2016

House

House Committee Favorably Reported

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Insurance

Feb 11, 2016

House

House Second Readers

Feb 10, 2016

House

House First Readers

Feb 09, 2016

House

House Hopper

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
HB 965/AP* PDF
LC 37 2114/a PDF

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