TITLE 31 HEALTH

Section 1. General Provisions; Access to Eye Care, 31-1-1 through 31-1-23.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

31-1-6. Reuse of heart pacemakers.

1. 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:
      1. Any hospital, surgeon, or physician;
      2. Any accredited medical school, college, or university;
      3. Any licensed, accredited, or approved bank or storage facility of human bodies or parts; or
      4. Any specified individual needing implantation of a heart pacemaker.
2. 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.
3. This Code section shall not apply to the receipt and reuse of a nuclear-powered pacemaker.

(Code 1981, §31-1-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1034, § 1.)