O.C.G.A. § 24-11-29 (2019)
Applicability of article
Other than Code Section 24-11-20, this article shall not apply to lost or destroyed papers to which Title 11, the “Uniform Commercial Code,” is applicable.
History
Code 1981, § 24-11-29, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.
CHAPTER 12 MEDICAL AND OTHER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION Article 1
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Release of Medical Information and Confidentiality of Raw Research Data
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Release of medical information by physician, hospital, health care facility, or pharmacist; immunity from liability; waiver of privilege; exceptions. Confidentiality of raw research data.
Article 3 AIDS Information
Article 2
cords - Use of medical matter disclosed. Immunity from liability for required or consensual disclosure of medical records. Construction of article in relation to educational purposes.
Confidential nature of AIDS information. Disclosure of AIDS confidential information.
Confidentiality of Medical Information
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Definitions. Effect of confidential or privileged character of medical records upon legally required or consensual disclosure. Disclosure of medical re-
Annotations
Cross references. Power of Department of Community Health to require reporting of certain diseases and injuries, § 31-12-2. Disclosure of medical records and other medical information pertaining to the mentally ill, the mentally retarded, alcoholics, and others, §§ 37-3-166, 37-4-125, Privilege of state officers and employees to refuse to disclose identity of persons furnishing information pursuant to medi-
Other Confidential Information
Confidential nature of certain library records. Confidential nature of veterinarian records; disclosure of rabies vaccination record.
cal or public health investigation by Department of Community Health, § 50-1872. Law reviews. For article, “The Medical Records Custodian’s Perspective,” see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 8 (2001). For article, “Criminal Law,” see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 209 (2001). For article, “Evidence,” see 27 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. Medical Malpractice - Use of Hospital Records, 22 POF2d 1. Qualification of Medical Expert Witness, 33 POF2d 179.
Foundation for Admissibility of Hospital Records and X-Rays, 38 POF2d 145. Qualification of Chiropractor as Expert Witness, 45 POF2d 137.
Protected Communication Between Physician and Patient, 45 POF2d 595. Foundation for Admission of Thermogram, 46 POF2d 275. Admissibility and Reliability of Electrocardiogram, 4 POF3d 73. Use of CAT Scans in Litigation, 8 POF3d 145.
Proof of Paralysis, 67 POF3d 1. Sexual Organ Injuries: Male Genitalia, 70 POF3d 229. Traumatic Brain Injuries, 72 POF3d 363.
ARTICLE 1 RELEASE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF RAW RESEARCH DATA Law reviews. For article on the 2011 enactment of this article, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011). For article, “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: Health: Discussing Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to the Notification of Disease and the Control of
Hazardous Conditions, Preventable Diseases, and Metabolic Disorders & Public Welfare: Discussing Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Relating to the Department of Health and Human Services, and Administrative Data Standards and Related Requirements,” see 37 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 153 (2020).