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title: Title 33, Chapter 20E. Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act
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date: 2025
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heading: SURPRISE BILLING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
title_heading: INSURANCE
section_count: 27
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# Title 33, Chapter 20E. Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act

Title 33. Insurance

27 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 33-20E-1, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-1.md
- 33-20E-2, Application to insurers; definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-2.md
- 33-20E-3, Exemption, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-3.md
- 33-20E-4, Payment for emergency medical services, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-4.md
- 33-20E-5, Payment for nonemergency medical services, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-5.md
- 33-20E-6, Denying or restricting benefits based on balance billing; notice to insured, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-6.md
- 33-20E-7, Surprise bill exclusion; requirements, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-7.md
- 33-20E-8, Payer health claims data base; annual updating of website, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-8.md
- 33-20E-9, Arbitration of payment issues, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-9.md
- 33-20E-10, Dismissal of arbitration requests, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-10.md
- 33-20E-11, Submission to Commissioner by insurer of data pending arbitration, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-11.md
- 33-20E-11.1, Commissioner’s authority to request data for arbitration; penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-11.1.md
- 33-20E-12, Regulation; contracting with resolution organizations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-12.md
- 33-20E-13, Selection of arbitrator, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-13.md
- 33-20E-14, Submission of final offers; supporting documentation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-14.md
- 33-20E-15, Proposed payment amounts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-15.md
- 33-20E-16, Payment of expenses and fees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-16.md
- 33-20E-17, Referral of parties for violations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-17.md
- 33-20E-18, Limitation on litigation when arbitration sought, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-18.md
- 33-20E-19, Quarterly reporting by resolution organizations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-19.md
- 33-20E-20, Annual reporting by Commissioner, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-20.md
- 33-20E-21, Exclusion from other statutory provisions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-21.md
- 33-20E-22, Reporting to credit reporting agencies, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-22.md
- 33-20E-23, Financial responsibilities for ground ambulance transportation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-23.md
- 33-20E-24, Access to contracted healthcare; assessing coverage; limitations on insurer’s authority; regulation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-24.md
- 33-20E-25, Monitoring of providers for accessibility; notification of noncompliance; responding to notification; requesting hearing, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-25.md
- 33-20E-26, Enforcement; monetary penalties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/33-20E-26.md