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O.C.G.A. § 31-33-4 — Mental health records | Georgia Code
O.C.G.A. § 31-33-4 (2018) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Scholar Amendments

TITLE 31 HEALTH

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

CHAPTER 25 ARTICLES OF BEDDING

31-33-4. Mental health records.

The provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise provided in Code Sections 31-33-3, 31-33-7, and 31-33-8, shall not apply to psychiatric, psychological, or other mental health records of a patient.

(Code 1981, §31-32-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1680, § 1; Code 1981, §31-33-4, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 31; Ga. L. 2010, p. 286, § 18/SB 244; Ga. L. 2016, p. 549, § 2/HB 910.)

The 2010 amendment, effective July 1, 2010, inserted ", except as otherwise provided in Code Sections 31-33-7 and 31-33-8," in the middle of this Code section.

The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, in this Code section, inserted "31-33-3," and inserted a comma following "31-33-7".

Cross references.

- Right of mental patients to examine medical records, §§ 37-3-162,37-3-167.

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