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title: O.C.G.A. § 33-20E-22. Reporting to credit reporting agencies.
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heading_path: INSURANCE / SURPRISE BILLING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
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# O.C.G.A. § 33-20E-22. Reporting to credit reporting agencies.

No nonparticipating provider shall report to any credit reporting agency any covered person who receives a surprise bill for the receipt of healthcare services from such provider and does not pay such provider any copay, coinsurance, deductible, or other cost-sharing amount beyond what such covered person would pay if such nonparticipating provider had been a participating provider.

## History

Code 1981, § 33-20E-22, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 210, § 1/HB 888.