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O.C.G.A. § 33-1-26

Governor’s request for waiver from federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; expiration of au- thority

Known as the Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act

The act spans §§ 33–33 (25 sections).

— Code 1981, § 33-1-26, enacted by Ga

(a) The Governor is hereby authorized to submit one or more

applications to the United States Secretaries of Health and Human Services and the Treasury for waiver of applicable provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P. L. 111-148) under Section 1332 with respect to health insurance coverage or health insurance products. Any such submission to obtain a state innovation waiver may include multiple waiver submissions. On or after January 1, 2020, upon approval of one or more waivers, the state is authorized to implement such waiver or waivers as provided under Section 1332 of such federal act in a manner consistent with state and federal law.

(b) The authority granted to the Governor in subsection (a) of this Code section to submit one or more applications shall expire on

December 31, 2021.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.