Title 33 — Title 33
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O.C.G.A. § 33-20B-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Essential Rural Health Care Provider Access Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 33-20B-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 900, § 2.
O.C.G.A. § 33-20B-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Essential rural health care provider’’ means any hospital, federally qualified health center, or rural health clinic, as such terms are defined in this Code section, which is located in a rural area and which complies with the provisions of …
O.C.G.A. § 33-20B-3 Short title
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Definitions. Qualifications for participating providers; reasonable consideration. 33-20B-3.1. Health maintenance organizations’ expansion into rural areas. Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 1998, p. 900, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘It is the intent of the Gen…
O.C.G.A. § 33-20B-4 Termination as a participating provider
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To deny, reject, or terminate an essential rural health care provider from serving as a participating provider in a health benefit plan, the health care insurer shall: (1) Inform the essential rural health care provider in writing of the basis for such rejection or termination, in…
O.C.G.A. § 33-20B-5 Hearing and appeal rights of denied providers
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Any essential rural health care provider which is denied, rejected, or terminated from serving as a participating provider in a health benefit plan shall have the right of hearing and appeal before the Commissioner, or his or her designee, if that provider believes there has been …
O.C.G.A. § 33-20B-6 Definitions, §33-20B-2
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Health maintenance organizations. Expansion into rural areas, §33-20B-3.1. Qualifications for participating providers. When health maintenance organization not required to comply, §33-20B-3. Hearings. Rights of denied providers, §33-20B-5. Participating providers. Consideration. A…