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# O.C.G.A. § 33-20A-1. Short title.

This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Patient Protection Act of 1996.’’

## History

Code 1981, § 33-20A-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 485, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 350, § 2.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Price Transparency and Incomplete Contracts in Health Care,’’ see 67 Emory L.J. 1 (2017).

For review of 1996 health care plans legislation, see 13 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 190 (1996). For notes on 1999 amendments of Code sections in this article, see 16 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 151, 163 (1999).