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title: O.C.G.A. § 49-4-146. Time for action on claim.
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# O.C.G.A. § 49-4-146. Time for action on claim.

The Department of Community Health, within three months of receiving a claim submitted on or after July 1, 1978, shall pay or deny the claim.

## History

Ga. L. 1977, p. 384, § 15A; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 24.