2021 Georgia Code
Title 31 - Health
Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities
- Article 1 - Regulation of Hospitals and Related Institutions
- Article 2 - Georgia Building Authority (Hospital)
- Article 3 - Grants for Construction and Modernization of Medical Facilities
- Article 4 - County and Municipal Hospital Authorities
- Article 5 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Authorities
- Article 6 - Peer Review Groups
- Article 6A - Medical Review Committees
- Article 7 - Home Health Agencies
- Article 8 - Health Service Provider Psychologists
- Article 9 - Hospice Care
- Article 10 - Patient Centered and Family Focused Palliative Care
- Article 11 - Facility Licensing and Employee Records Checks
- Article 12 - Health Care Data Collection
- Article 13 - Private Home Care Providers
- Article 14 - Georgia Long-Term Care Background Check Program
- Article 14A - Central Caregiver Registry
- Article 15 - Hospital Acquisition
- For article, "Baby Doe Cases: Compromise and Moral Dilemma," see 34 Emory L.J. 545 (1985). For article, "State of Emergency: Why Georgia's Standard of Care in Emergency Rooms is Harmful to Your Health," see 45 Ga. L. Rev. 275 (2010). For article, "The Olmstead Decision: The Road to Dignity and Freedom," see 26 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 651 (2010). For article, "Olmstead's Promise and Cohousing's Potential," see 26 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 663 (2010). For article, "From the Inside Out: Personal Perspectives of Six Georgians on Their Institutional Experiences," see 26 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 741 (2010). For article, "The Constitutional Right to Community Services," see 26 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 763 (2010). For article, "Reconsidering Makin v. Hawaii: The Right of Medicaid Beneficiaries to Home-Based Services as an Alternative to Institutionalization," see 26 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 803 (2010). For article, "The Potential and Risks of Relying on Title II's Integration Mandate to Close Segregated Institutions," see 26 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 855 (2010). For article, "Beyond Residential Segregation: The Application of Olmstead to Segregated Employment Settings," see 26 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 875 (2010). For article, "From Almshouses to Nursing Homes and Community Care: Lessons from Medicaid's History," see 26 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 937 (2010). For note, "Deinstitutionalization: Georgia's Progress in Developing and Implementing an 'Effectively Working Plan' as Required by Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel," see 25 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 699 (2009). For note, "Bearing Hospital Tax Breaks: How Nonprofits Benefit From Your Surprise Medical Bills,” see 35 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 809 (2019).
JUDICIAL DECISIONSCited in Richards v. Emanuel County Hosp. Auth., 603 F. Supp. 81 (S.D. Ga. 1984).
RESEARCH REFERENCESDefending Hospital - Negligence of Physician-Employee, 19 Am. Jur. Trials 431.
Hospital Recovery Room Accidents, 25 Am. Jur. Trials 185.
Hospital Liability for Nursing Medication Errors, 29 Am. Jur. Trials 591.
Due Process Considerations in Suspension of Hospital Staff Privileges, 32 Am. Jur. Trials 1.
Establishing Hospital Liability under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act for "Patient Dumping", 62 Am. Jur. Trials 119.
Liability of Hospital or Other Emergency Room Service Provider for Injury to Patient or Visitor, 67 Am. Jur. Trials 271.
Medical and Legal Aspects of Chemical and Physical Restraint in the Nursing Home, 75 Am. Jur. Trials 1.
ALR.- Licensing and regulation of nursing or rest homes, 53 A.L.R.4th 689.
What patient claims against doctor, hospital, or similar health care provider are not subject to statutes specifically governing actions and damages for medical malpractice, 89 A.L.R.4th 887.
Liability of hospital for injury to person invited or permitted to accompany patient during emergency room treatment, 90 A.L.R.4th 478.
Liability of hospital, physician, or other medical personnel for death or injury from use of drugs to stimulate labor, 1 A.L.R.5th 243.
Liability of hospital, physician, or other medical personnel for death or injury to mother or child caused by improper administration of, or failure to administer, anesthesia or tranquilizers, or similar drugs, during labor and delivery, 1 A.L.R.5th 269.
Opposition to construction of new hospital or expansion of existing hospital's facilities as violation of Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), 88 A.L.R. Fed. 478.
