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Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics (Chs. 1 — 5)
Chapter 4 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies (Arts. 1 — 13)
Article 8 - Third-Party Prescription Programs (§§ 26-4-140 — 26-4-148)
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JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Editor’s notes. —In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, annotations decided under former O. C. G. A. § 26-4-140 are included in the annotations for this article.
Preemption by federal law. —Georgia Third Party Prescription Program Law of 1983, 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, 1986 U. S. Dist. LEXIS 19179 (N. D. Ga. 1986) (decided under former O. C. G. A. § 26-4-140).
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O. C. G. A. Title 26, Ch. 4
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- § 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. Claim reimbursements to participating pharmacies
- § 26-4-145. Excessive charges to enrollees prohibited
- § 26-4-146. Administrator registration
- § 26-4-147. Liability of enrollees
- § 26-4-148. Penalties
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