Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1427: State employees; require state health benefit plan to cover cranial prostheses for certain covered persons
Status: In committee, February 26, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state employees' health insurance plan and post-employment health benefit fund, so as to require the state health benefit plan to cover cranial prostheses for certain covered persons experiencing partial or complete loss of body hair; to provide for definitions; to provide for cost-sharing requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state employees' health insurance plan and post-employment health benefit fund, so as to require the state health benefit plan to cover cranial prostheses for certain covered persons experiencing partial or complete loss of body hair; to provide for definitions; to provide for cost-sharing requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state employees' health insurance plan and post-employment health benefit fund, so as to require the state health benefit plan to cover cranial prostheses for certain covered persons experiencing partial or complete loss of body hair; to provide for definitions; to provide for cost-sharing requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state employees' health insurance plan and post-employment health benefit fund, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "45-18-4.3. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Alopecia' means the partial or complete loss of body hair caused by a severe autoimmune condition. Such term includes alopecia totalis, alopecia universalis, ophiasis, other alopeicia areata, and alopecia areata, unspecified. H. B. 1427 LC 52 9009 (2) 'Cost-sharing requirement' means a deductible, coinsurance, or copayment and any maximum limitation on the application of such a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or similar out-of-pocket expense. (3) 'Covered person' means an individual covered under the state health benefit plan. (4) 'Cranial prosthesis' means a medical wig …
Sponsors
- Inga Willis (D) · primary sponsor
- Omari Crawford (D, 89)
- Tanya Miller (D, 62)
- Cannon, Park (D, 58)
Latest actions
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HB1427?
- HB1427 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): State employees; require state health benefit plan to cover cranial prostheses for certain covered persons.
- What does HB1427 do?
- In its own words: To amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state employees' health insurance plan and post-employment health benefit fund, so as to require the state health benefit plan to cover cranial prostheses for certain covered persons experiencing partial or complete loss of body hair; to provide for definitions; to provide for cost-sharing requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB1427?
- In committee as of February 26, 2026. Latest action: House Second Readers (February 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1427?
- Inga Willis (D), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1427?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73530
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