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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 43. PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES |
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Chapter 1B. PATIENT SELF-REFERRAL |
| § 43-1B-1. Short title |
| § 43-1B-2. Legislative intent |
| § 43-1B-3. Definitions |
| § 43-1B-4. Prohibited actions; civil penalties; grounds for disciplinary action |
| § 43-1B-5. Disclosure form required; contents; posting; application of Code section; violation |
| § 43-1B-6. Entities excepted from prohibitions as to financing and referrals; requirements; regulation |
| § 43-1B-7. Exception for physicians treating workers' compensation claimants |
| § 43-1B-8. Exception for health care providers with interest in health service regulated by federal law |
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TITLE 43 Chapter 1B NOTE
CROSS REFERENCES. --Patient self-referral in workers' compensation cases, § 34-9-25.
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 1993, p. 521, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective July 1, 1993, and shall apply to referrals for designated health services and other health care items or services made on or after July 1, 1993, provided that with respect to an investment interest acquired by an investor before July 1, 1993, Code Section 43-1B-4 shall not apply to referrals for designated health services and other health care items or services occurring before July 1, 1996."
LAW REVIEWS. --For note on 1993 enactment of this chapter, see 10 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 192 (1993).
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 1993, p. 521, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective July 1, 1993, and shall apply to referrals for designated health services and other health care items or services made on or after July 1, 1993, provided that with respect to an investment interest acquired by an investor before July 1, 1993, Code Section 43-1B-4 shall not apply to referrals for designated health services and other health care items or services occurring before July 1, 1996."
LAW REVIEWS. --For note on 1993 enactment of this chapter, see 10 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 192 (1993).