March 14, 2024
Hearing on New Rules and Regulations Scheduled for Monday, April 15, 2024
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act, O.C.G.A. Sections 50-13-3, 50-13-4, 50-13-6, 50-13-21, and 33-2-9 of the following proposals by the Commissioner of Insurance to amend the Rules and Regulations of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.
The Rules and Regulations of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance are proposed to be amended by the following actions:
- By Amending Chapter 120-2-3-.08 entitled “Prelicensing Course and Provider Approval”
- By Amending Chapter 120-2-3-.12 entitled “Continuing Education Courses Approval”
- By Amending Chapter 120-2-3-.13 entitled "Renewal of Educational and Providers"
- By Amending Chapter 120-2-34 entitled “Group Self Insurance Funds”
- By Adopting Chapter 120-2-106-.13 entitled “Consumer Access to Contracted Healthcare (CATCH) Act Requirements”
SYNOPSIS AND EXPLANATION OF PROPOSED RULE CHANGES
The primary purpose of the proposed changes to all Regulation Chapters noted above is to modernize and modify the regulations, increase departmental efficiency in delivering services, and bring them into conformity with industry best practices to the benefit of Georgia Consumers.
The main purpose of these amendments to 120-2-3-.08 are to require prelicensing course providers keep materials, application, and completion rosters for a period of 24 months after the inactivation of a course.
The main purpose of these amendments to 120-2-3-.12 are to add definitions and certain requirement for online continuing educations courses for insurance licensees, removing the reduction of half credit given for onlince course, requiring course providers to maintain certain records, and limiting course approval hours to 12 hours.
The main purpose of the amendment to 120-2-3-.13 is to remove an extra “and” from the title.
The main purpose of the amendments to 120-2-34 to fix certain grammatical issues and to properly identify the new forms used by the agency.
The adoption of the 120-2-106-.13 rule is to provide a regulation as required by the CATCH act. It provides insurers with the necessary rules to adhere to the CATCH Act, by restating the CMS guidelines for network adequacy.
SCHEDULE
The aforesaid proposals are now on file in the Administrative Procedure Division of the Office of Commissioner of Insurance, 708 West Tower, Floyd Building, Two Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, and are hereby declared to be a public record as follows:
Interested persons may participate in the proposed rulemaking process by submitting their written comments to Jeremy Betts, Administrative Procedure Division, Office of Commissioner of Insurance, 704 West Tower, Floyd Building, Two Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334. All comments must be received by the Administrative Procedure Division by 4:30 P.M. on April 8, 2024.
Interested persons may also participate in the proposed rulemaking by submitting oral comments at the hearing to commence on April 15, at 9:00 a.m. in the Hearing Room of the Office of Commissioner of Insurance, Ninth Floor, West Tower, Floyd Building, Two Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.
Oral presentations at the hearing may be limited to five (5) minutes per person in order to afford all interested persons an opportunity to be heard. If you have a physical impairment and require assistance or have any questions regarding this notice, please contact the Administrative Procedure Division.
Based upon full consideration of all written and oral comments regarding the above matters, the Commissioner of Insurance may reject or adopt the proposed rules or may make changes to the proposed rules which may require another rulemaking hearing.
Direct All Correspondence To:
Jeremy Betts
Administrative Procedure Division
704 West Tower, Floyd Building
Two Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Telephone Number (404) 463-0240
[email protected]
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