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O.C.G.A. § 33-20E-10

Dismissal or arbitration requests

Known as the Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act

The act spans §§ 33-20E-1 to 33-20E-9 (23 sections).

— Code 1981, § 33-20E-10, enacted by Ga

The Commissioner shall dismiss certain requests for arbitration if the disputed claim is:

(1) Related to a healthcare plan that is not regulated by the state;

(2) The basis for an action pending in state or federal court at the time of the request for arbitration;

(3) Subject to a binding claims resolution process entered into prior to July 1, 2021;

(4) Made against a healthcare plan subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 1001, et seq.; or

(5) In accord with other circumstances as may be determined by department rule.

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.