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# O.C.G.A. § 37-9-1. Short title.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as ‘‘The Patient Cost of Care Act.’’

## History

Ga. L. 1979, p. 834, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For note examining constitutional implications of this chapter, with a comparison of similar statutes and their treatment in other jurisdictions, see 12 Mercer L. Rev. 355 (1961). For note, ‘‘The Parity Cure: Solving Unequal Treatment of Mental Illness Health Insurance Through Federal Legislation,’’ see 44 Ga. L. Rev. 511 (2010).