Georgia § 49-4-159 - Medicaid coverage for lactation and postpartum care.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 49-4-159 — Medicaid coverage for lactation and postpartum care., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-4-159. Medicaid coverage for lactation and postpartum care.
The department shall provide Medicaid coverage for: 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 Postpartum care for mothers for a period of six months following the date the woman gives birth. 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. (Code 1981, § 49-4-159 , enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 224, § 1/HB 1114.) Effective date. - This Code section became effective July 16, 2020. Cross references. - Newborn Baby and Mother Protection Act, § 33-24-58.2 . Lactation Consultant Practice, § 43-22A-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.
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