All health maintenance organizations meeting the requirements of subsection (b.1) of Code Section 33-21-3 shall not be subject to regulation by the commissioner of community health. Upon the Commissioner’s determination that a health maintenance organization no longer meets the requirements of subsection (b.1) of Code Section 33-21-3, the Commissioner shall immediately notify the commissioner of community health and such health maintenance organization shall be subject to regulation by the commissioner of community health until such time as it again meets the requirements of subsection (b.1) of Code Section 33-21-3 as determined by the Commissioner.
History. Code 1981, § 33-21-20.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 493, § 7; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-40/HB 228; Ga. L. 2019, p. 386, § 2/SB 133.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, rewrote the first sentence, which formerly read: “On May 13, 2004, all health maintenance organizations meeting the requirements of subsection (b.1) of Code Section 33-21-3 shall not be subject to regulation by the commissioner of human resources (now known as the commissioner of community health for these purposes).”, and, in the second sentence, substituted “Commissioner’s” for “Commissioner of Insurance’s” at the beginning, deleted a semicolon following “community health” in the middle, and deleted “of Insurance” following “Commissioner” at the end.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 21 - Health Maintenance Organizations
§ 33-21-5. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Authority
§ 33-21-7. Fiduciary Responsibilities of Directors, Officers, or Partners
§ 33-21-8. Powers of Organizations Generally; Filing of Notice of Exercise of Powers
§ 33-21-11. Investment of Funds of Organizations
§ 33-21-12. Participation in Organizations by Members of Associations
§ 33-21-14. Annual Information to Enrollees
§ 33-21-15. Filing of Annual Reports; Contents
§ 33-21-18. Adoption of Rules and Regulations Generally
§ 33-21-18.1. Emergency Services Requirements; Restrictive Formulary Requirements
§ 33-21-19. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations for Licensing of Agents
§ 33-21-20.1. Regulation of Hmos by Commissioner of Community Health
§ 33-21-22. Applications, Filings, and Reports to Be Treated as Public Documents
§ 33-21-23. Confidentiality of Medical Information; Claim of Privileges by Organizations
§ 33-21-24. Rehabilitation, Liquidation, or Conservation of Organizations
§ 33-21-27. Enforcement of Chapter; Penalties for Violations of Chapter