Medicaid Coverage for Lactation and Postpartum Care

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  2. Georgia Code
  3. Social Services
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  5. Medical Assistance Generally
  6. Medicaid Coverage for Lactation and Postpartum Care

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  1. 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 six months following the date the woman gives birth.
  2. 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.)

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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