§ 31-34-2. Purpose and Intent of Article
It is the purpose of this article to increase the number of physicians, dentists, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses in underserved rural areas of Georgia by making loans to physicians, dentists, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses who have completed their medical or health care education and allowing such loans to be […]
§ 31-32-9. Conditions Precedent to Carrying Out Health Care Treatment Preferences; Physician’s Failure to Comply With Treatment Preferences
Prior to effecting a withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures or the withholding or withdrawal of the provision of nourishment or hydration from a declarant pursuant to a declarant’s directions in an advance directive for health care, the attending physician: Shall determine that, to the best of that attending physician’s knowledge, the declarant is not […]
§ 31-32-10. Immunity From Liability or Disciplinary Action
Each health care provider, health care facility, and any other person who acts in good faith reliance on any direction or decision by the health care agent shall be protected and released to the same extent as though such person had interacted directly with the declarant as a fully competent person. Without limiting the generality […]
§ 31-32-11. Advance Directive for Health Care’s Relationship to Criminal and Insurance Laws
The making of an advance directive for health care containing a declarant’s directions regarding the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures or the withholding or withdrawal of the provision of nourishment or hydration, shall not, for any purpose, constitute a suicide. If the declarant’s death results from the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures or […]
§ 31-32-12. Restriction on Requiring and Preparing Advance Directives for Health Care
No physician, health care facility, or health care provider and no health care service plan, insurer issuing disability insurance, or self-insured employee welfare benefit plan shall require any person to execute an advance directive for health care as a condition for being insured for or receiving health care services. A health care facility shall only […]
§ 31-32-13. Penalties and Legal Sanctions for Violations
All persons shall be subject to the following sanctions in relation to advance directives for health care, in addition to all other sanctions applicable under any other law or rule of professional conduct: Any person who, without the declarant’s consent, willfully conceals, cancels, or alters an advance directive for health care or any amendment or […]
§ 31-32-14. Effect of Chapter on Other Legal Rights and Duties
Nothing in this chapter shall impair or supersede any legal right or legal responsibility which any person may have to effect the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures or the withholding or withdrawal of the provision of nourishment or hydration in any lawful manner. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to condone, authorize, or […]
§ 31-30-8. [For Effective Date, See note.] Discontinuance of Referral and Screening Programs Performed by Federal Government
If the commissioner determines that an agency of the federal government is performing the referral and screening functions required by Code Section 31-30-7, the commissioner may discontinue any program required by this chapter or any duty required of a physician or hospital under this chapter. History. Code 1981, § 31-30-8 , enacted by Ga. L. […]
§ 31-33-1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Patient” means any person who has received health care services from a provider. “Provider” means all hospitals, including public, private, osteopathic, and tuberculosis hospitals; other special care units, including podiatric facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and kidney disease treatment centers, including freestanding hemodialysis units; intermediate care facilities; ambulatory surgical […]
§ 31-30-9. [For Effective Date, See note.] When Chapter Effective
This chapter shall become effective when and to the extent that funds are appropriated and available to the Department of Public Health under an appropriation which specifically refers to this chapter and provides that it is intended for the implementation of this chapter. History. Code 1981, § 31-30-9 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. […]