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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 33. INSURANCE |
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Chapter 29A. INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE |
| Article 1. AVAILABILITY AND ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM |
| Article 2. COMMISSION ON THE GEORGIA HEALTH INSURANCE RISK POOL |
| Article 3. INDIVIDUAL ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 33 Chapter 29A NOTE
CROSS REFERENCES. --Conversion privileges and continuation rights, § 33-24-21.1. Renewal or continuation of option of insured, § 33-29-21. Continuation of similar coverage, § 33-30-15.
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 1997, p. 1462, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that that Act, which enacted this Chapter, is intended to comply with the requirements of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, P.L. 104-191, as well as to provide an acceptable alternative mechanism for the availability of individual health insurance coverage as contemplated by that federal Act; and further provides that the Act shall be narrowly construed to achieve such purpose without otherwise limiting the state's legislative or regulatory powers with respect to insurance.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. --Innocent Misrepresentation of Physical Condition by Applicant for Life or Health Insurance, 23 POF2d 53.
Materiality of Applicant's Misrepresentation in Application for Life or Health Insurance, 3 POF3d 367.
Use of Federal Estoppel Doctrine to Establish Coverage Under Group Health Insurance Policy, 43 POF3d 261.
ALR. --Coverage under medical and health insurance plans for services performed by dentists, oral surgeons, and orthodontists, 43 ALR5th 657.
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 1997, p. 1462, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that that Act, which enacted this Chapter, is intended to comply with the requirements of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, P.L. 104-191, as well as to provide an acceptable alternative mechanism for the availability of individual health insurance coverage as contemplated by that federal Act; and further provides that the Act shall be narrowly construed to achieve such purpose without otherwise limiting the state's legislative or regulatory powers with respect to insurance.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. --Innocent Misrepresentation of Physical Condition by Applicant for Life or Health Insurance, 23 POF2d 53.
Materiality of Applicant's Misrepresentation in Application for Life or Health Insurance, 3 POF3d 367.
Use of Federal Estoppel Doctrine to Establish Coverage Under Group Health Insurance Policy, 43 POF3d 261.
ALR. --Coverage under medical and health insurance plans for services performed by dentists, oral surgeons, and orthodontists, 43 ALR5th 657.