{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-49-4-159","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 49-4-159","heading":"Medicaid coverage for lactation and postpartum care.","body":"(a) The department shall provide Medicaid coverage for:\n(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\n(2) Postpartum care for mothers for a period of one year following the date the pregnancy ends.\n(b) 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.","path":["TITLE 49 Social Services","CHAPTER 4 Public Assistance","Article 7 Medical Assistance Generally"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.49.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"75c46c566c308bbe4ca28d576705cb6f00ff804f5bc85910e8e7dcc497f03eda","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-49-4-158","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-49-4-159.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}