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2018 Georgia Code 31-33-1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 31 HEALTH

Section 33. Health Records, 31-33-1 through 31-33-8.

CHAPTER 25 ARTICLES OF BEDDING

31-33-1. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the term:

  1. "Patient" means any person who has received health care services from a provider.
  2. "Provider" means all hospitals, including public, private, osteopathic, and tuberculosis hospitals; other special care units, including podiatric facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and kidney disease treatment centers, including freestanding hemodialysis units; intermediate care facilities; ambulatory surgical or obstetrical facilities; health maintenance organizations; and home health agencies. It shall also mean any person licensed to practice under Chapter 9, 11, 26, 34, 35, or 39 of Title 43.
  3. "Record" means a patient's health record, including, but not limited to, evaluations, diagnoses, prognoses, laboratory reports, X-rays, prescriptions, and other technical information used in assessing the patient's condition, or the pertinent portion of the record relating to a specific condition or a summary of the record.

(Code 1981, §31-32-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1680, § 1; Code 1981, §31-33-1, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 31.)

Cases Citing Georgia Code 31-33-1 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 8

Willis v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-10-22

Citation: 820 S.E.2d 640, 304 Ga. 686

Snippet: 2d 828 (2010) ; Berry v. State, 302 Ga. App. 31, 33 (1) n.2, 690 S.E.2d 428 (2010) ; Underwood v. State

Hansen v. Dekalb County Board of Tax Assessors

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-06-30

Snippet: of Tax Assessors of Effingham County, 292 Ga. 31, 33 (1) (734 SE2d 373) (2012) (“failure to pursue the

Hansen v. Dekalb County Board of Tax Assessors

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-06-30

Citation: 295 Ga. 385, 761 S.E.2d 35, 2014 WL 2924946, 2014 Ga. LEXIS 532

Snippet: Tax Assessors of Effingham County, 292 Ga. 31, 33 (1) (734 SE2d 373) (2012) (“failure to pursue the

Johnson v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2011-03-07

Citation: 707 S.E.2d 92, 288 Ga. 771, 2011 Fulton County D. Rep. 547, 2011 Ga. LEXIS 167

Snippet: showing the same fact. Hooten v. State, 256 Ga. 31, 33(1), 343 S.E.2d 481 (1986). Judgment affirmed in

Wiggins v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2006-06-12

Citation: 632 S.E.2d 80, 280 Ga. 627, 2006 Fulton County D. Rep. 1852, 2006 Ga. LEXIS 408

Snippet: showing the same fact. Hooten v. State, 256 Ga. 31, 33(1), 343 S.E.2d 481 (1986). The transcript contains

Bailey v. Edmundson

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2006-05-17

Citation: 630 S.E.2d 396, 280 Ga. 528, 2006 Fulton County D. Rep. 1550, 2006 Ga. LEXIS 355

Snippet: and memory.' [Cit.]" Brown v. State, 274 Ga. 31, 33(1), 549 S.E.2d 107 (2001). As the telephone messages

Harris v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2001-10-22

Citation: 554 S.E.2d 458, 274 Ga. 422, 2001 Fulton County D. Rep. 3178, 2001 Ga. LEXIS 829

Snippet: reversible error. See Hooten v. State, 256 Ga. 31, 33(1), 343 S.E.2d 481 (1986). 6. Several enumerations

Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America v. Riedl

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1994-06-27

Citation: 264 Ga. 395, 444 S.E.2d 736, 18 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1798, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 2212, 1994 Ga. LEXIS 472

Snippet: and Reserve Life Ins. Co. v. Peavy, 94 Ga. App. 31, 33 (1) (93 SE2d 580) (1956), for the reasons that follow