Georgia Code
Part 1 - State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan
§ 45-18-7.7. Employees and Dependents of Critical Access Hospitals in Health Plans

History. Code 1981, § 45-18-7.7 , enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 1240, § 6-1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 444, § 3; Ga. L. 2006, p. 188, § 9/HB 1372; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 45/HB 1387; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 45/HB 142.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2004, “45-18-7.6; by this Code section;” was substituted for “45-18-7.6, by this Code section,” in subsection (c).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2004, p. 444, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “The General Assembly finds that federally qualified health centers, as defined in Section 1395x(aa)(4) of Title 42 of the United States Code Annotated, promote and preserve the provision of primary care to the residents of Georgia, particularly residents in rural areas of Georgia. Steps must be taken to promote the continued existence of the federally qualified health centers in order to promote the availability of primary health care to Georgia’s rural citizens.”
Ga. L. 2004, p. 444, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “The General Assembly further finds that the state employees’ health insurance plan is a governmental plan exempt from the regulatory requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and declares that it is the public policy of the State of Georgia that the Board of Community Health take all steps necessary and proper to ensure that said exemption is retained by the state.

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