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O.C.G.A. § 31-11-117 — Statutory construction | Georgia Code

O.C.G.A. § 31-11-117 (2018) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Scholar Amendments

TITLE 31 HEALTH

Section 11. Emergency Medical Services, 31-11-1 through 31-11-139.

ARTICLE 6 SYSTEM OF CERTIFIED STROKE CENTERS

31-11-117. Statutory construction.

This article shall not be construed to be a medical practice guideline and shall not be used to restrict the authority of a hospital to provide services for which it has received a license under state law. The General Assembly intends that all patients be treated individually based on each patient's needs and circumstances.

(Code 1981, §31-11-117, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1102, § 2/SB 549; Ga. L. 2016, p. 438, § 1/HB 853.)

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2016, p. 438, § 1/HB 853, effective April 26, 2016, reenacted this Code section without change.

Ga. L. 2016, p. 438, § 2/HB 853, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "The department shall begin the rulemaking process to effect the provisions of this Act no later than June 30, 2016."

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