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O.C.G.A. § 51-1-29.6 — Liability of health care institutions and providers regarding THC oil | Georgia Code
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TITLE 51 TORTS

Section 1. General Provisions, 51-1-1 through 51-1-55.

51-1-29.6. Liability of health care institutions and providers regarding THC oil.

  1. As used in this Code section, the term:
    1. "Caregiver" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 31-2A-18.
    2. "Health care institution" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 51-1-29.5.
    3. "Health care provider" means any person licensed, certified, or registered under Chapter 9, 10A, 11, 11A, 26, 28, 30, 33, 34, 35, 39, or 44 of Title 43 or Chapter 4 of Title 26.
    4. "Low THC oil" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 16-12-190.
  2. A health care institution shall not be subject to any civil liability, penalty, licensing sanction, or other detrimental action and a health care provider shall not be subject to any civil liability, penalty, denial of a right or privilege, disciplinary action by a professional licensing board, or other detrimental action for allowing an individual or caregiver to possess, administer, or use low THC oil on the premises of a health care institution or offices of a health care provider, provided that the possession of such substance is in accordance with the laws of this state.

(Code 1981, §51-1-29.6, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 49, § 5-1/HB 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 864, § 51/HB 737.)

Effective date.

- This Code section became effective April 16, 2015.

The 2016 amendment, effective May 3, 2016, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in subsection (b).

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2015, p. 49, § 1-1/HB 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Haleigh's Hope Act.'"

Law reviews.

- For article on the 2015 enactment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 153 (2015).

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