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title: O.C.G.A. § 33-46-27. Notification time for prior authorization or adverse determination.
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# O.C.G.A. § 33-46-27. Notification time for prior authorization or adverse determination.

A private review agent or utilization review entity shall render a prior authorization or adverse determination concerning urgent healthcare services and notify such person’s healthcare provider, or such provider’s appropriately qualified designee, of that prior authorization or adverse determination no later than 72 hours after receiving all information needed to complete the review of the requested healthcare services.

## History

Code 1981, § 33-46-27, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 629, § 2/SB 80.