All civil actions brought against natural persons under this article shall be brought in the county where the defendant or, in the case of multiple defendants or of defendants who are not residents of the State of Georgia, in any county where any one defendant resides, can be found, transacts business, or commits an act in furtherance of the submittal of a false or fraudulent claim to the Georgia Medicaid program.
History. Code 1981, § 49-4-168.6 , enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 355, § 3/HB 551; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 49/SB 46; Ga. L. 2012, p. 127, § 2-1/HB 822.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 127, § 2-1, effective July 1, 2012, reenacted this Code section without change.
Structure Georgia Code
Article 7B - False Medicaid Claims
§ 49-4-168.1. Civil Penalties for False or Fraudulent Medicaid Claims
§ 49-4-168.3. Standard of Proof; Procedure; Intervention by Attorney General
§ 49-4-168.4. Protection of Employees From Discrimination; Relief; Statute of Limitations