Georgia § 31-7-284 - Public disclosure; updating of data base; publication; fees.
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§ 31-7-284. Public disclosure; updating of data base; publication; fees.
Subject to the procedures specified in subsection (b) of Code Section 31-7-283, the department shall be authorized to disclose nonpatient-specific data required under this article. Dissemination of such data to the public shall be made in clear and understandable language and in such form as to facilitate appropriate planning and choices on the part of consumers, providers, and payors. The department data base established pursuant to this article shall be updated no less frequently than on an annual basis. Public reports from that data shall be published no less frequently than annually. The costs to the state associated with the data collection system provided for in this article shall be paid through the department budget. The department shall, at its discretion and funds permitting, begin collection and dissemination of data immediately. The department is authorized to charge fees for reports, data, and information related to the data system; provided, however, no fees shall be imposed upon health care providers which submit data to the department pursuant to this article. The department shall implement a fee scale for such information that will result in fee collections not to exceed the costs of the data collection system. All such fees shall be remitted to the general fund of the state. (Code 1981, § 31-7-284 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 991, § 1.) Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2006, "payors" was substituted for "payers" in the second sentence of subsection (a).
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