As used in this part, the term:
(1.1) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of community health.
History. Ga. L. 1961, p. 147, §§ 1, 2, 6; Ga. L. 1962, p. 51, § 1; Ga. L. 1963, p. 277, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 65, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1506, § 6; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1384, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 884, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 667, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 455, § 3; Ga. L. 1980, p. 966, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 425, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1035, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1337, § 2; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1148, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 15; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1201, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 1-4, 1-7/HB 228; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 45/HB 1387; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2009, “this part” was substituted for “this article” in the introductory language of this Code section.
Law reviews.
For article surveying recent legislative and judicial developments regarding Georgia’s insurance laws, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 117 (1979).
For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 18 - Employees’ Insurance and Benefits Plans
Article 1 - State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan and Post-Employment Health Benefit Fund
Part 1 - State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan
§ 45-18-4. Expenses Not to Be Covered by Plan
§ 45-18-4.1. Breast Cancer Screening for Individuals With High Risk
§ 45-18-5. County Officers and Employees
§ 45-18-5.1. Licensed Blind or Otherwise Seriously Disabled Vendors
§ 45-18-5.2. Sheltered Employment Center Employees
§ 45-18-6.1. Reimbursement Rates Offered Under State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan
§ 45-18-7. Retiring Employees, Spouses, and Dependents
§ 45-18-7.1. Employees of the Georgia Development Authority
§ 45-18-7.5. Employees of Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, Spouses, and Dependent Children
§ 45-18-7.6. Employees of Georgia-Federal State Inspection Service, Spouses, and Dependent Children
§ 45-18-7.7. Employees and Dependents of Critical Access Hospitals in Health Plans
§ 45-18-7.8. Employees of the Georgia Student Finance Authority
§ 45-18-8. Right of Employees to Secure Coverage for Spouse and Dependents; Regulations
§ 45-18-11. Procedure for Presentation of Claims and Payment of Benefits
§ 45-18-18. Discharge of Certain Debts or Obligations Due Health Insurance Fund
§ 45-18-19. Confidentiality of Claim Forms and Records
§ 45-18-20. Fiscal Note Required for Bills Impacting Employees’ Health Insurance Plans