History. Code 1981, § 31-53-3 , enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 148, § 2-2/HB 186; Ga. L. 2022, p. 26, § 4-3/HB 1013.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, added “, including overseeing coordination of mental health policy and behavioral health services across state agencies” at the end of the second sentence in subsection (a); in paragraph (b)(4), substituted “to, the” for “to the” near the beginning and substituted “the Department of Education, the Department of Early Care and Learning, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Corrections, and the Department of Community Supervision” for “and the Department of Education” at the end; added “and create a comprehensive unified formulary for mental health and substance use disorder prescriptions under Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids, and a comprehensive unified formulary for mental health and substance use disorder prescriptions for the state health benefit plan no later than December 1, 2022” at the end of paragraph (b)(5); deleted “and” from the end of paragraph (b)(14); substituted a semicolon for a period at the end of paragraph (b)(15); and added paragraphs (b)(16) through (b)(23); and added subsections (c) and (d).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 53 - Office of Health Strategy and Coordination
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 31-53-1. Legislative Findings
§ 31-53-3. Establishment of Office of Health Strategy and Coordination; Powers and Duties
§ 31-53-4. Appointment of Director; Qualifications; Authority; Additional Personnel
§ 31-53-5. Advisory Committees; Membership; Function
§ 31-53-6. Compiling of Reports; Public Dissemination of Data