STATE LAW – GEORGIA LIBRARY – GUIDE 21
Georgia MedPay, Medical Provider Liens, Subrogation & Reimbursement
Georgia medical-expense recovery can involve optional MedPay, health-plan reimbursement, Medicare or Medicaid interests, and statutory medical-provider liens. Georgia’s lien statutes can apply to qualifying hospitals, nursing homes, physician practices, chiropractic practices and certain traumatic-burn practices when statutory perfection requirements are satisfied.
- Identify MedPay and other first-party medical benefits.
- Track health-plan, Medicare, Medicaid and contractual reimbursement claims.
- Preserve and review provider-lien notices, filing and perfection records.
- Resolve valid lien and subrogation interests before distribution.
Current-law review: September 23, 2026. Verify current O.C.G.A. § 44-14-470 et seq., MedPay, reimbursement and subrogation law before publication.
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Official Georgia sources
Georgia General Assembly · Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance · Supreme Court of Georgia