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

O.C.G.A. § 33-24-58 (2019)

Newborn Baby and Mother Protection Act; short title

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This Code section and Code Sections 33-24-58.1 and 33-24-58.2 shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Newborn Baby and Mother Protection Act.’’

History

Code 1981, § 33-24-58, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 409, § 1.

Annotations

Cross references. - Breast-feeding of baby, § 31-1-9. Employer obligation to provide time for women to express breast milk for infant child, § 34-1-6.

Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, ‘‘This Code section and Code Sections 33-24-58.1 and 33-24-58.2’’ was substituted for ‘‘This Act’’. Editor’s notes. - Ga. L. 1996, p. 409, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘All contracts relating to the

provision of health care services in effect on the effective date of this Act shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any change in services provided as required by this Act.’’ Ga. L. 1996, p. 409, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘The provisions of this Act shall not be construed to apply to or in any way affect the provisions of the federal Employee’s Retirement Income Security Act.’’

Law reviews. - For review of 1996 insurance legislation, see 13 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 201 (1996).