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Call Now: 904-383-7448The 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".
Total Results: 3
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-06-30
Snippet: the psychiatrist-patient privilege. See OCGA § 31-33-4 (providing that statutes authorizing the release
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-06-30
Citation: 295 Ga. 430, 761 S.E.2d 61, 2014 WL 2925163, 2014 Ga. LEXIS 546
Snippet: the psychiatrist-patient privilege. See OCGA § 31-33-4 (providing that statutes authorizing the release
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2009-11-02
Citation: 686 S.E.2d 96, 286 Ga. 122, 2009 Fulton County D. Rep. 3440, 2009 Ga. LEXIS 679
Snippet: than mental health records as excepted by OCGA § 31-33-4, and subject to the preservation in OCGA § 31-33-6