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Title 31. HEALTH · Chapter 52. TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT’S RIGHT TO TRY INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS, BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, AND DEVICES · Article 2. INDIVIDUALIZED INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENT

31-52-24. Costs; provision of services.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

  1. (a)

    A health benefit plan or governmental agency may provide coverage for the cost of any individualized investigational treatment pursuant to this article; provided, however, that nothing in this article shall be construed to require a health benefit plan or governmental agency to provide coverage for the cost of any individualized investigational treatment or related cost of services associated with the use, care, or treatment of an eligible patient associated with such individualized investigational treatment pursuant to this article.#

  2. (b)

    A hospital or other healthcare facility is not required to provide new or additional services associated with any individualized investigational treatment unless approved by such hospital or facility.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 31-52-24, enacted by Ga. L. 2025, p. 455, § 5/SB 72, effective July 1, 2025.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

Text read from t31-(v23)-2025-pdf.pdf, Volume V23, 2025 edition, page 1095; merge action: bound only; file SHA-256 ba5a57f85d04.