33-21-28. Applicability of provisions of title and of other laws to health maintenance organizations and representatives.

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

(a)
Except as otherwise provided by law, all provisions of this title which are not in conflict with this chapter shall apply to health maintenance organizations and all other persons subject to this chapter, and specifically, the requirements and restrictions of Code Sections 33-20A-6, 33-20A-7, 33-20A-8, and 33-20A-9.1 shall apply to health maintenance organizations and all other persons subject to this chapter.#
(b)
Solicitation of enrollees by a health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority or its representatives shall not be construed to violate any provision of law relating to solicitation or advertising by health professionals.#
(c)
Any health maintenance organization authorized under this chapter shall not be deemed to be practicing medicine and shall be exempt from the provision of Chapter 34 of Title 43, relating to the practice of medicine.#

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.

Code 1933, § 56-3623, enacted by Ga. L. 1979, p. 1148, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 342, § 6.

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1999, ‘‘33-20A-7.1’’ was deleted following ‘‘33-20A-7’’ in subsection (a).

For note on 1999 amendment to this Code section, see 16 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 163 (1999).

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Text read from t33-ch1-22-(v24)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V24, 2020 edition, pages 900 to 901; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 4ecec175d949.