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O.C.G.A. § 31-36-1 — 31-36-1 through 31-36-13 | Georgia Code
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TITLE 31 HEALTH

Section 36. Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, 31-36-1 through 31-36-13. [Repealed], 31-36-1 through 31-36-13.

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31-36-1 through 31-36-13.

Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2007, p. 133, § 3/HB 24, effective July 1, 2007.

Editor's notes.

- This chapter consisted of Code Sections 31-36-1 through 31-36-13, relating to durable power of attorney for health care, and was based on Ga. L. 1990, p. 1101, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 31; Ga. L. 1999, p. 485, § 6; Ga. L. 1999, p. 485, § 7. The former chapter was incorporated into Chapter 32 of this title by Ga. L. 2007, p. 133, § 2/HB 24, effective July 1, 2007.

Cases Mentioning O.C.G.A. § 31-36-1

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·In Re Jane Doe, 418 S.E.2d 3 (Ga. 1992).

Cited 27 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jul 6, 1992 | 262 Ga. 389, 46 A.L.R. 5th 929, 92 Fulton County D. Rep. 1243

...The opinion did not preclude considering the propriety of deescalation under other circumstances. During the years since we considered In re L. H. R., the legislature has enacted or amended several statutes governing the legal propriety of proxy health care decisions. See OCGA § 31-32-1 et seq. (Living Wills); OCGA § 31-36-1 et seq....
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Cited as authorityBlack v. Bland Farms, LLC (2015)
Cited as authorityJane Doe v. Archdiocese of Atlanta (2014)
Cited as authorityUssery v. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. (2008)
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·Doctors Hosp. of Augusta v. Alicea, Admrx., 299 Ga. 315 (Ga. 2016).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jul 5, 2016 | 788 S.E.2d 392

...or legislative schemes concerning end-of-life care, seeking to update the law in this area and eliminate inconsistencies and confusion. See Ga. L. 2007, p. 133, § 1 (b); former OCGA §§ 31-32-1 to 31-32-12 (“Living Will Act”); former OCGA §§ 31-36-1 to 31- 36-13 (“Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Act”)....
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Cited as authoritySilver Comet Terminal Partners, LLC v. Paulding County Airport Authority (2023)
Cited as authorityDOUGLAS COE v. PROSKAUER ROSE LLP (2022)
CitedMASSEY v. DUKE BUILDERS, INC (2020)
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·Edwards v. Shumate, 468 S.E.2d 23 (Ga. 1996).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 11, 1996 | 266 Ga. 374, 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 966

...Cornwell had expressed similar desires, the appellants contend such evidence would allow a jury to conclude that the Shumates acted as if Mr. Cornwell had executed a living will under the provisions of OCGA § 31-32-1 et seq., or as if they held a health care power of attorney under the provisions of OCGA § 31-36-1 et seq....
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Cited as authorityJohnson v. Burrell (2013)
CitedMcDaniel v. McDaniel (2011)
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Cited as authorityHolland v. Holland (2004)
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