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

O.C.G.A. § 31-7-3.1 (2019)

Posting sign by hospital operating emergency room notifying individuals of legal rights in emergencies

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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As a condition of obtaining or retaining the permit required by Code Section 31-7-3 to operate such institution, any hospital which operates an emergency room shall post conspicuously therein a sign notifying the public of the rights of individuals under federal or state law with respect to examination and treatment for emergency medical conditions and women in active labor.

History

Code 1981, § 31-7-3.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1810, § 1.