O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 33-39-22 (2019)

Availability of remedy for disclosure of personal, privileged, or false information

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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No cause of action in the nature of defamation, invasion of privacy, or negligence shall arise against any person for disclosing personal or privileged information in accordance with this chapter, nor shall such a cause of action arise against any person for furnishing personal or privileged information to an insurance institution, agent, or insurance-support organization; provided, however, this Code section shall provide no immunity for disclosing or furnishing false information with malice or willful intent to injure any person.

History

Code 1981, § 33-39-22, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 615, § 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2024 · leading case: Fero v. Excellus Health Plain, Inc., 236 F. Supp. 3d 735 (W.D.N.Y. 2017).
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Fero v. Excellus Health Plain, Inc., 236 F. Supp. 3d 735 (W.D.N.Y. 2017). “”), with Ga. Code Ann. § 33-39-22 (“No cause of action in the nature of negligence shall arise, against any person for disclosing personal or privileged information in accordance with this chapter, .”
LifeBrite Labs., LLC v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. (N.D. Ga. 2024). · cites it 2× “O.C.G.A. § 33-39-22 likewise B. Failure to State a Claim Defendants argue that: (i) Plaintiffs’ claims are preempted by FEHBA; and (ii) Plaintiffs have failed to state a claim as to all causes of action.”
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