O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 31-9-1 (2019)

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✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Medical Consent Law.’’

History

Code 1933, § 88-2901, enacted by Ga. L. 1971, p. 438, § 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1989–2016 · leading case: Powell v. Amin, 569 S.E.2d 582 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002).

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Powell v. Amin, 569 S.E.2d 582 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “Powell replied, "No, sir." The trial court then allowed Amin's attorney to use the form, over objection, to rebut Powell's denial, but cautioned the attorney that the court "would not tolerate any argument on behalf of the Defendants that this excuses liability.”

Gillis v. Cardio TVP Surgical Assocs., P.C., 520 S.E.2d 767 (Ga. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “Thus, under the plain reading of the Physician's Assistant Act as applied to the facts of this case, a certified and otherwise qualified physician's assistant is authorized to harvest the saphenous vein, when such medical task is performed under the direct supervision and in the…”

Bendiburg v. Dempsey, 707 F. Supp. 1318 (N.D. Ga. 1989). · cites it 2× “In affirming the trial court, the court noted that, after the close of the plaintiffs case, a question remained as to "whether an emergency existed so that consent could be implied under [the Georgia Medical Consent Law, O.”

Stubbs v. Ray, 461 S.E.2d 906 (Ga. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “Francis Hospital, not a party to this appeal, alleging medical malpractice and battery because the procedure was performed without Stubbs’ informed consent, in violation of OCGA § 31-9-1. Ray, who is a radiologist, filed a motion to dismiss, alleging that the affidavit was…”

In re Doe, 53 Misc. 3d 829 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2016). “…to 2518; District of Columbia, DC Code §§ 21-2201 to 21-2213; Florida, Fla Stat Ann §§ 765.101 to 765.113; Georgia, Ga Code Ann §§ 31-9-1 to 31-9-7; Hawaii, Haw Rev Stat §§ 327E-1 to 327E-16; Idaho, Idaho Code Ann §§ 39-4501 to 39-4515; Illinois, 755 ILL Comp Stat 40/1 to…”

Kaplan v. Blank, 419 S.E.2d 127 (Ga. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Under the general provisions of the Georgia Medical Consent Law, OCGA § 31-9-1 et seq., a patient’s consent to surgical or medical treatment need not be obtained in writing.”

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