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HB170 • 2025

Insurance; benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider; provide

Insurance; benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider; provide

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Sponsor
Mathiak, Karen
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
House Committee Favorably Reported
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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HB170: Insurance Payment Disclosure to Healthcare Providers

This bill requires insurance benefit providers in Georgia to disclose certain payments to treating healthcare providers.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Chapter 3 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated regarding insurance rules.
  • Requires a benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider.
  • Provides definitions for terms used in this law.
  • Repeals laws that conflict with these new requirements.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Benefit providers operating under Georgia insurance rules
  • Treating healthcare providers

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official summary does not list the specific types of payments that must be disclosed.
  • The exact effective date is mentioned as a purpose but is not provided in the text.
  • No penalties for non-compliance are listed in the available source material.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 Georgia General Assembly

    House Committee Favorably Reported

Official Summary Text

Insurance; benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider; provide