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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 26. FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS |
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Chapter 4. PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES |
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Article 8. THIRD-PARTY PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMS |
| § 26-4-140. Short title |
| § 26-4-141. Legislative findings |
| § 26-4-142. Definitions |
| § 26-4-143. Approval of program by Commissioner; exemptions |
| § 26-4-144. Participating pharmacies; claim reimbursements; cancellation of contracts |
| § 26-4-145. Excessive charges to enrollees prohibited |
| § 26-4-146. Administrator; registration; bond |
| § 26-4-147. Liability of enrollees |
| § 26-4-148. Violations of article; penalties |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 26 Chapter 4 Article 8 NOTE
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
PREEMPTION BY FEDERAL LAW. --The Georgia Third Party Prescription Program Law of 1983, (see O.C.G.A. § 26-4-140 et seq.) affects employee benefit plans protected by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq., and is therefore preempted by the federal act. GMC v. Caldwell, 647 F. Supp. 585 (N.D. Ga. 1986).
PREEMPTION BY FEDERAL LAW. --The Georgia Third Party Prescription Program Law of 1983, (see O.C.G.A. § 26-4-140 et seq.) affects employee benefit plans protected by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq., and is therefore preempted by the federal act. GMC v. Caldwell, 647 F. Supp. 585 (N.D. Ga. 1986).