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# O.C.G.A. § 33-42-2. Purpose of chapter.

The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public interest, to promote the availability of long-term care insurance policies, to protect applicants for long-term care insurance as defined from unfair or deceptive sales or enrollment practices, to establish standards for long-term care insurance, to facilitate public understanding and comparison of long-term care insurance policies, and to facilitate flexibility and innovation in the development of long-term care insurance coverage.

## History

Code 1981, § 33-42-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1541, § 1.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, Code Sections 33-42-1, 33-42-2, and 33-42-3 as enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1541 were redesignated as Code Sections 33-42-2, 33-42-3, and 33-42-1, respectively.