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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 Qualifications for participating providers; reasonable consideration
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(a) Any essential rural health care provider shall have the opportunity to become a participating provider of health care services in a health benefit plan if such provider meets all of the following conditions: (1) Participates in the medicare and Medicaid programs; (2) Adopts an…
O.C.G.A. § 33-20B-3.1 Health maintenance organizations’ expansion into rural areas
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When reviewing a health maintenance organization’s request to originate or expand an area of service into a rural area, the commissioner of community health shall consider whether the health maintenance organization has demonstrated its willingness to grant reasonable considerati…