History. Code 1981, § 34-9-206 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 727, § 6; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1409, § 9.
The 1990 amendment, effective July 1, 1990, substituted “Any party to a claim under this chapter, a group insurance company or” for “A group insurance company or” at the beginning of subsection (a), substituted the language beginning with “the claim” and ending with “medical treatment” for “proceedings before the board that such provider is a party at interest” at the end of subsection (a), inserted “workers’ compensation” in the middle of the first sentence in subsection (b), inserted “or should be” near the end of the first sentence of subsection (b), and added the second sentence of subsection (b).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, in subsection (b) commas were inserted preceding and following “further”.