O.C.G.A. § 31-1-6 (2019)
Reuse of heart pacemakers
(a) As used in this Code section, the term:
(1) ‘‘Heart pacemaker’’ means any electrical device which stimulates the heart muscle so that it contracts at a certain or regular rate.
(2) ‘‘Medically acceptable’’ means conforming to prevailing medical standards of cleanliness and manufacturers’ applicable standards for functional operation.
(3) ‘‘Person’’ includes the following:
(A) Any hospital, surgeon, or physician;
(B) Any accredited medical school, college, or university;
(C) Any licensed, accredited, or approved bank or storage facility of human bodies or parts; or
(D) Any specified individual needing implantation of a heart pacemaker.
(b) Any person, as defined in subsection (a) of this Code section, shall be authorized to receive and reuse a heart pacemaker, provided that such device is medically acceptable for its proposed reuse.
(c) This Code section shall not apply to the receipt and reuse of a nuclear-powered pacemaker.
History
Code 1981, § 31-1-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1034, § 1.
Annotations
Cross references. - Anatomical gifts,
§ 44-5-140 et seq. Disposition of heart pacemakers, § 53-4-73.