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O.C.G.A. § 31-15-2 — Establishment of program | Georgia Code

O.C.G.A. § 31-15-2 (2018) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Scholar Amendments

TITLE 31 HEALTH

Section 15. Care and Treatment of Cancer Patients, 31-15-1 through 31-15-6.

ARTICLE 7 EMERGENCY CARDIAC CARE CENTERS

31-15-2. Establishment of program.

The Department of Public Health shall establish a program for prevention, control, and treatment of cancer which shall include the care of cancer patients who require lifesaving therapy but are unable to pay for such services.

(Code 1933, § 2502a, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 753, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214.)

The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, substituted "Department of Public Health" for "Department of Community Health" in this Code section.

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- For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).

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