Georgia § 33-30-5 - Direct payment for hospital or medical services.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 33-30-5 — Direct payment for hospital or medical services., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-30-5. Direct payment for hospital or medical services.
Any group accident and sickness policy may provide that all or any portion of any indemnities provided by any policy on account of hospital, nursing, or medical or surgical services may, at the insurer's option, be paid directly to the hospital or person rendering such services; but the policy shall not require that the service be rendered by a particular hospital or person. Payments so made shall discharge the insurer's obligation with respect to the amount of insurance so paid. (Code 1933, § 56-3103, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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