{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-33-30a-5","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 33-30A-5","heading":"Responsibilities of department.","body":"The department shall assist health plan purchasing cooperatives. To this end, the department is responsible for:\n(1) Initially and thereafter annually certifying that each cooperative complies with the provisions of this chapter and regulations adopted pursuant to Code Section 33-30A-9. The department may decertify any cooperative if the cooperative fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted by the Commissioner;\n(2) Conducting an annual review of the performance of each cooperative to ensure that the cooperative is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and applicable regulations;\n(3) Establishing criteria for plans to be offered through cooperatives to cooperative members. Such plans may include without limitation fee-for-service plans, preferred provider organizations, health maintenance organizations, provider sponsored health care corporation plans, and medical savings accounts;\n(4) Receiving and reviewing appeals by members of a cooperative and carriers whose grievances were not resolved by the cooperative; and\n(5) Providing annually to the House Committee on Insurance and the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee a detailed status report on the effect and administration of this chapter.","path":["TITLE 33 Insurance","CHAPTER 30A Health Plan Purchasing Cooperatives"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.33.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"790bfc1f255d2f44ec1accd0bcd1095dafacf4c7936ea23bc7cb47fb46b385c3","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-33-30a-4","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-33-30a-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}