Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 33-24-28.1. Coverage of Treatment of Mental Health or Substance Use Disorders

History. Code 1933, § 56-2447, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 896, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 777, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 14, § 33; Ga. L. 1998, p. 736, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 386, § 43/SB 133; Ga. L. 2022, p. 26, § 1-5/HB 1013.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, in subsection (b), deleted “on or after July 1, 1984,” following “or renewed” in the middle of the first sentence, substituted “such insured’s spouse” for “the insured’s spouse” in the middle of the second sentence; and deleted “nonprofit corporation,” following “prohibit an insurer,” near the beginning of subsection (d).
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, deleted former paragraph (a)(2), which read: “‘Mental disorder‘ shall have the same meaning as defined by The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association) or The International Classification of Diseases (World Health Organization) as of January 1, 1981, or as the Commissioner may further define such term by rule and regulation.” and added present paragraphs (a)(2) through (a)(4); in subsection (b), substituted “mental health or substance use disorders for children, adolescents, and adults” for “mental disorders” in the middle of the first sentence, and deleted the former last sentence, which read: “In no event shall such an insurer be required to cover inpatient treatment for more than a maximum of 30 days per policy year or outpatient treatment for more than a maximum of 48 visits per policy year under individual policies.”; substituted “mental health or substance use disorders” for “mental disorders” in the middle of subsection (c); and added subsection (f).
Cross references.
Contents of individual accident and sickness insurance policies, T. 33, C. 29.
Contents of group or blanket accident and sickness insurance, T. 33, C. 30.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2022, p. 26, § 1-1/HB 1013, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This part shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia Mental Health Parity Act.‘”
Ga. L. 2022, p. 26, § 1-9/HB 1013, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “If necessary to implement any of the provisions of this part relating to the Medicaid program, the Department of Community Health shall submit a Medicaid state plan amendment or waiver request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services.”
Ga. L. 2022, p. 26, § 1-10/HB 1013, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “Nothing in this part shall be construed to impair any contracts in effect on June 30, 2022.”
Law reviews.
For article surveying developments in Georgia insurance law from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 143 (1981).
For review of 1998 legislation relating to insurance, see 15 Georgia St. U.L. Review 170 (1998).
For note, “The Parity Cure: Solving Unequal Treatment of Mental Illness Health Insurance Through Federal Legislation,” see 44 Ga. L. Rev. 511 (2010).

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