O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-159 (2019)

Medicaid coverage for lactation and postpartum care

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(a) The department shall provide Medicaid coverage for:

(1) Lactation care and services, as defined in paragraph (5) of Code Section 43-22A-3, to pregnant and lactating women and to children who are breastfeeding or receiving their mother’s milk; and

(2) Postpartum care for mothers for a period of one year following the date the pregnancy ends.

(b) If necessary to implement the provisions of this Code section, the department shall submit a Medicaid state plan amendment or waiver request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

History

Code 1981, § 49-4-159, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 224, § 1/HB 1114; Ga. L. 2022, p. 759, § 1/SB 338. The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, in paragraph (a)(2), substituted “one year” for “six months”, and “pregnancy ends” for “woman gives birth” at the end.

Annotations

Cross references. Newborn Baby and Mother Protection Act, § 33-24-58.2. Lactation Consultant Practice, § 4322A-1 et seq.

Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2020, p. 224, § 2/HB 1114, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that the enactment of this Code section was contingent upon a specific appropriation of funds for purposes of this Act. Funding was appropriated in 2020. Law reviews. For article, “SB 338: Amendments Relating to Medicaid Postpartum Coverage,” see 39 Ga. St. U.L. 281 (2022).