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title: O.C.G.A. § 33-24-27. Provision for reimbursement for services within the lawful scope of practice of psychologists or chiropractors.
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# O.C.G.A. § 33-24-27. Provision for reimbursement for services within the lawful scope of practice of psychologists or chiropractors.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘psychologist’’ means any person who is:

(1) Duly licensed as a psychologist under Chapter 39 of Title 43, which provides for the licensure of psychologists, and has a doctoral degree from an accredited educational institution and a year of supervised experience in a setting approved by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists;

(2) Required by Georgia law to meet continuing education requirements as a condition for renewal of licensing; and

(3) Required to adhere to the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Standards of Psychologists (Revised 1977).

(b) Notwithstanding any provisions in policies or contracts which might be construed to the contrary, all individual, group, or blanket policies of accident and sickness insurance and individual or group service contracts which are issued, delivered, issued for delivery, amended, or renewed in this state and which provide coverage for services which are within the lawful scope of practice of a psychologist or chiropractor duly licensed to practice in this state shall be deemed to provide that any person covered under the policies or contracts shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for services under the policies or contracts regardless of whether they are rendered by a duly licensed doctor of medicine or by a duly licensed psychologist or chiropractor.

## History

Code 1933, § 56-2445, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1249, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1279, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 33; Ga. L. 2019, p. 386, § 39/SB 133.

The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, in subsection (b), deleted ‘‘from and after July 1, 1980,’’ following ‘‘to the contrary,’’ near the middle, deleted ‘‘or indemnity’’ following ‘‘individual or group service’’, and deleted ‘‘issued by nonprofit corporations or by health care corporations’’ preceding ‘‘which are issued’’ in the middle.

## Cross References

Contents of individual accident and sickness insurance policies, T. 33, C. 29. Contents of group or blanket accident and sickness insurance, T. 33, C. 30. Chiropractors, T. 43, C. 9.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1987, a comma was inserted following ‘‘group’’ in subsection (b).

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1980, p. 1249, § 1, superseded former Code 1933, § 56-3111.