33-20E-26. Enforcement; monetary penalties.

Active

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

(a)
For each and every act in violation of Code Section 33-20E-24, the Commissioner may impose a monetary penalty of up to $2,000.00, unless the insurer knew or reasonably should have known of the violation, in which case the monetary penalty imposed may be up to $5,000.00 for each and every act in violation.#
(b)
The Commissioner may take any action authorized, including, but not limited to, issuing an administrative order imposing monetary penalties, imposing a compliance plan, ordering the insurer to develop a compliance plan, or ordering the insurer to reprocess claims.#

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, § 33-20E-26, enacted by Ga. L. 2023, p. 357, § 2/SB 20, effective January 1, 2024.

Effective date

This Code section became effective January 1, 2024. See Editor’s notes for applicability.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2023, p. 357, § 1/SB 20, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Consumer Access to Contracted Healthcare (CATCH) Act.’” Ga. L. 2023, p. 357, § 3/SB 20, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2024, and shall apply to all policies or contracts issued, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after such date.”

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

Text read from t33-ch1-22-(v24)-pdf.pdf, Volume V24, 2020 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 204 to 205; merge action: added; file SHA-256 56140d876051.