§ 31-7-20 — Medical facilities to make good faith application to southern regional TRICARE managed care support coordinator for certification in the TRICARE program

(a) Each medical facility in this state shall, not later than July 1, 2015, make a good faith application to the southern regional TRICARE managed care support contractor for certification in the TRICARE program. (b) If any medical facility fails to qualify for certification in the TRICARE program, such medical facility shall implement a plan to upgrade the facility, equipment, personnel, or such other cause for the disqualification within one year of notice of such deficiency. (c) Each medical facility shall submit reports to the commissioner detailing its efforts to join the TRICARE program and shall submit copies of applications, acceptances or rejections, correspondences, and any other information the commissioner deems necessary. (d) The commissioner shall maintain files on each medical facility in this state and shall monitor each medical facility's efforts to join the TRICARE program. (e) Nothing in this Code section shall require a medical facility to enter into a contract with the southern regional managed care support contractor or to participate in TRICARE as a network provider or as a participating non-network provider, as such terms are defined in the federal TRICARE regulations.

Legislative History

Added by 2014 Ga. Laws 484,§ 1-1, eff. 7/1/2014.