Georgia § 33-20E-9 - Arbitration of payment issues.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 33-20E-9 — Arbitration of payment issues., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-20E-9. Arbitration of payment issues.
If an out-of-network provider concludes that payment received from an insurer pursuant to Code Section 33-20E-4 or 33-20E-5 or if an out-of-network facility concludes that payment received from an insurer pursuant to Code Section 33-20E-4 is not sufficient given the complexity and circumstances of the services provided, the provider or facility may initiate a request for arbitration with the Commissioner. Such provider or facility shall submit such request within 30 days of receipt of payment for the claim and concurrently provide the insurer with a copy of such request. A request for arbitration may involve a single patient and a single type of healthcare service, a single patient and multiple types of healthcare services, multiple patients and a single type of healthcare service, or multiple substantially similar healthcare services in the same specialty on multiple patients. (Code 1981, § 33-20E-9 , enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 210, § 1/HB 888.) Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Sectiton 28-9-5, in 2020, "Code Section 33-20E-4" was substituted for "Code Section 3-20E-4" in the middle of the first sentence of subsection (a).
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Section 33-20E-9 ("Arbitration of payment issues.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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