Coverage under health benefit plan permitted but not required

O.C.G.A. § 31-52-7, under TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT’S RIGHT TO TRY INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS, BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, AND DEVICES.

O.C.G.A. § 31-52-7

A health benefit plan or governmental agency may provide coverage for the cost of any investigational drug, biological product, or device pursuant to this chapter; provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a health benefit plan or governmental agency to provide coverage for the cost of any investigational drug, biological product, or device pursuant to this chapter. History. — Code 1981, § 31-52-7, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 345, § 1/HB 34.