Georgia § 33-51-5 - Nonpreferred provider reimbursement.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 33-51-5 — Nonpreferred provider reimbursement., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-51-5. Nonpreferred provider reimbursement.
There shall be no required relationship between preferred provider and nonpreferred provider plan reimbursements for health savings account eligible high deductible plans using nonpreferred provider reimbursements. Such plans, however, shall not: Unfairly deny health benefits for medically necessary covered services; Have differences in benefit levels payable to preferred providers compared to other providers that unfairly deny benefits for covered services; Have a plan coinsurance percentage applicable to benefit levels for services provided by nonpreferred providers that is less than 60 percent of the benefit levels under the policy for such services; or Have an adverse effect on the availability or the quality of services. (Code 1981, § 33-51-5 , enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 292, § 3/HB 977.)
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Section 33-51-5 ("Nonpreferred provider reimbursement.") 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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