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Senate committee advances bill requiring insurers to offer "gold card" prior-authorization programs
Summary
The Georgia Senate Insurance and Labor Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 5, which would require health insurers that use prior authorization to implement so-called "gold card" programs and file program criteria with the Department of Insurance; the bill lists an effective date of Jan. 1, 2026, and a first filing deadline of July 1, 2026.
The Georgia Senate Insurance and Labor Committee on Oct. 12 passed a motion to advance Senate Bill 5, a measure that would require health insurers who use prior authorization to adopt a "gold card" program and submit the program criteria to the state Department of Insurance.
Senator Kirkpatrick, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure is largely the same as legislation considered last year and would require insurers that use prior authorization to establish a fast-track approval program for providers who consistently follow evidence-based medicine. "This bill requires health insurers that utilize prior authorization to have such a program and to provide the criteria to the…
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