O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 31-16-2 (2019)

Establishment of program

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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.

History

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.

Annotations

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