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O.C.G.A. § 31-16-2 — Establishment of program | Georgia Code

O.C.G.A. § 31-16-2 (2018) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Scholar Amendments

TITLE 31 HEALTH

Section 16. Care and Treatment of Chronic Renal Disease Patients, 31-16-1 through 31-16-8.

ARTICLE 7 EMERGENCY CARDIAC CARE CENTERS

31-16-2. Establishment of program.

The Department of Public Health shall establish a program for the prevention, control, and treatment of kidney disease which shall include the care of patients suffering from chronic kidney failure who require lifesaving therapy but are unable to pay for such services on a continuing basis.

(Code 1933, § 88-3002, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 708, § 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" at the beginning of 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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