{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-33-39-7","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 33-39-7","heading":"Disclosure authorization forms authorizing disclosure of personal or privileged information.","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law of this state, no insurance institution, agent, or insurance-support organization may utilize as its disclosure authorization form in connection with insurance transactions a form or statement which authorizes the disclosure of personal or privileged information about an individual to the insurance institution, agent, or insurance-support organization unless the form or statement:\n(1) Is written in plain language;\n(2) Is dated;\n(3) Specifies the types of persons authorized to disclose information about the individual;\n(4) Specifies the nature of the information authorized to be disclosed;\n(5) Names the insurance institution or agent and identifies by generic reference representatives of the insurance institution to whom the individual is authorizing information to be disclosed;\n(6) Specifies the purposes for which the information is collected;\n(7) Specifies the length of time such authorization shall remain valid, which shall be no longer than:\n(A) In the case of authorizations signed for the purpose of collecting information in connection with an application for an insurance policy, a policy reinstatement or a request for change in policy benefits:\n(i) Thirty months from the date the authorization is signed if the application or request involves life, health, or disability insurance;\n(ii) One year from the date the authorization is signed if the application or request involves property or casualty insurance; or\n(B) In the case of authorizations signed for the purpose of collecting information in connection with a claim for benefits under an insurance policy:\n(i) The term of coverage of the policy if the claim is for a health insurance benefit;\n(ii) The duration of the claim if the claim is not for a health insurance benefit; and\n(8) Advises the individual or person authorized to act on behalf of the individual that the individual or the individual’s authorized representative is entitled to receive a copy of the authorization form.","path":["TITLE 33 Insurance","CHAPTER 39 Collection, Use, and Disclosure of Information Gathered by Insurance Institutions"],"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":"6b0cfbf0e8eebae2395ead750950afdfa756355a1ee342be0ec198a74f21374d","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-33-39-6","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-33-39-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}