2020 Georgia Code
Title 33 - Insurance
Chapter 20C - Accurate Provider Directories
§ 33-20C-4. Information and Searchable Format for Directories; Exclusion for Dental Plans

1. The insurer shall make available through an online provider directory, for each network plan, the following information, in a searchable format:
   1. For healthcare professionals:
      1. Name;
      2. Gender;
      3. Contact information;
      4. Participating office location or locations;
      5. Specialty, if applicable;
      6. Board certifications, if applicable;
      7. Medical group affiliations, if applicable;
      8. Participating facility affiliations, if applicable;
      9. Languages spoken other than English by the healthcare professional or clinical staff, if applicable;
      10. Tier; and
      11. Whether they are accepting new patients;
   2. For hospitals:
      1. Hospital name;
      2. Hospital type, such as acute, rehabilitation, children's, or cancer;
      3. Participating hospital location;
      4. Hospital accreditation status;
      5. Telephone number; and
      6. Health benefit plan surprise bill rating; and
   3. For facilities other than hospitals:
      1. Facility name;
      2. Facility type;
      3. Types of services performed;
      4. Participating facility location or locations; and
      5. Telephone number.
2. Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to standalone dental plans.

(Code 1981, §33-20C-4, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 149, § 1/SB 302; Ga. L. 2020, p. 228, § 2/HB 789.)

The 2020 amendment, effective November 1, 2020, substituted "healthcare" for "health care" in paragraph (a)(1) and subparagraph (a)(1)(I), deleted "and" at the end of subparagraph (a)(2)(D), and added subparagraph (a)(2)(F).

- Ga. L. 2020, p. 228, § 1/HB 789, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Surprise Bill Transparency Act.' "

Ga. L. 2020, p. 228 contains two sections numbered as "2". The language in the second Section 2 of the Act amended this Code section.