The rehabilitation supplier appointed to a catastrophic injury case shall have the expertise which, in the judgment of the board, is necessary to provide rehabilitation services in such case.
History. Code 1981, § 34-9-200.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 727, § 4; Ga. L. 1989, p. 579, §§ 3, 4; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1409, § 5; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1942, § 15; Ga. L. 1995, p. 642, § 9; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1291, § 8; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1367, § 6; Ga. L. 1999, p. 817, § 3; Ga. L. 2002, p. 846, § 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 364, § 3; Ga. L. 2005, p. 1210, §§ 5, 6/HB 327; Ga. L. 2007, p. 616, § 3/HB 424.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, in former subsection (f) (see subsection (e)) “the” was deleted preceding “Code Section”.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, a semicolon was substituted for the period at the end of subparagraph (g)(3)(F).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1995, p. 642, § 13, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for severability.
U.S. Code.
Title XVI of the Social Security Act, referred to in paragraph (g)(6), is codified at 42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.
Title II of the Social Security Act, referred to in paragraph (g)(6), is codified at 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.
Law reviews.
For note on the 1992 amendment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 285 (1992).
For review of 1996 workers’ compensation legislation, see 13 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 233 (1996).
For survey article on workers’ compensation law for the period from June 1, 2002 to May 31, 2003, see 55 Mercer L. Rev. 459 (2003).
For annual survey of workers’ compensation law, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 419 (2005).
For annual survey of workers’ compensation law, see 58 Mercer L. Rev. 453 (2006).
For annual survey on workers’ compensation, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 463 (2007).
For survey article on workers’ compensation law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 433 (2008).
For annual survey of law on workers’ compensation, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 383 (2010).
For annual survey on workers’ compensation, see 65 Mercer L. Rev. 311 (2013).