Georgia § 33-39-7 - Disclosure authorization forms authorizing disclosure of personal or privileged information.
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§ 33-39-7. Disclosure authorization forms authorizing disclosure of personal or privileged information.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law of this state, no insurance institution, agent, or insurance-support organization may utilize as its disclosure authorization form in connection with insurance transactions a form or statement which authorizes the disclosure of personal or privileged information about an individual to the insurance institution, agent, or insurance-support organization unless the form or statement: Is written in plain language; Is dated; Specifies the types of persons authorized to disclose information about the individual; Specifies the nature of the information authorized to be disclosed; Names the insurance institution or agent and identifies by generic reference representatives of the insurance institution to whom the individual is authorizing information to be disclosed; Specifies the purposes for which the information is collected; Specifies the length of time such authorization shall remain valid, which shall be no longer than: In the case of authorizations signed for the purpose of collecting information in connection with an application for an insurance policy, a policy reinstatement or a request for change in policy benefits: Thirty months from the date the authorization is signed if the application or request involves life, health, or disability insurance; One year from the date the authorization is signed if the application or request involves property or casualty insurance; or In the case of authorizations signed for the purpose of collecting information in connection with a claim for benefits under an insurance policy: The term of coverage of the policy if the claim is for a health insurance benefit; The duration of the claim if the claim is not for a health insurance benefit; and Advises the individual or person authorized to act on behalf of the individual that the individual or the individual's authorized representative is entitled to receive a copy of the authorization form. (Code 1981, § 33-39-7 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 615, § 1.)
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