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type: "Bill"
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title: "Healthcare Services; guidelines for the prior authorization of a prescribed medication for chronic conditions requiring ongoing medication therapy; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 46 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the prior authorizations of healthcare services, so as to provide guidelines for the prior authorization of a prescribed medication for chronic conditions requiring ongoing medication therapy under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2021_22"
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identifier: "SB 341"
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citation: "Georgia SB 341 (2021_22)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Brian Strickland", "Chuck Payne", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Dean Burke", "Ed Harbison", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Gloria Butler", "John Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Kim Jackson", "Larry Walker, III", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Michelle Au", "Mike Dugan"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2022-01-14"
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last_action: "2023-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d211ce21-a590-4481-91d4-88dcc32d3929"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "8fe3f2f5e48314fff0214c90a2c360550e6d31a6fc29940f29ecb4d4c53cb05a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 341 (2021_22) — Healthcare Services; guidelines for the prior authorization of a prescribed medication for chronic conditions requiring ongoing medication therapy; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 46 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the prior authorizations of healthcare services, so as to provide guidelines for the prior authorization of a prescribed medication for chronic conditions requiring ongoing medication therapy under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As introduced LC 52 0011** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/203421.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/206514.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 0066S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/204698.pdf)
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4. **SB 341/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/210190.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Kim Jackson — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Michelle Au — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-14** Senate Hopper
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- **2022-01-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-02** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-03** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-14** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2022-02-14** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2022-02-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2022-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-05-06** Act 830 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-01-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d211ce21-a590-4481-91d4-88dcc32d3929`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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