Georgia § 33-20E-6 - Denying or restricting benefits based on balance billing; notice to insured.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 33-20E-6 — Denying or restricting benefits based on balance billing; notice to insured., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-20E-6. Denying or restricting benefits based on balance billing; notice to insured.
No healthcare plan shall deny or restrict the provision of covered benefits from a participating provider to a covered person solely because the covered person obtained treatment from a nonparticipating provider leading to a balance bill. Notice of such protection shall be provided in writing to the covered person by the insurer. (Code 1981, § 33-20E-6 , enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 210, § 1/HB 888.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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