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title: O.C.G.A. § 33-20A-42. Grievance procedures and hearings for Medicaid care management members.
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# O.C.G.A. § 33-20A-42. Grievance procedures and hearings for Medicaid care management members.

Medicaid care management members shall, after first exhausting the grievance procedure of the managed care plan providing health care benefits pursuant to Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 or Article 13 of Chapter 5 of Title 49, be afforded the fair hearing rights provided pursuant to Code Section 49-4-153 or the state plan provided for in Article 13 of Chapter 5 of Title 49.

## History

Code 1981, § 33-20A-42, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1438, § 2/SB 140.