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O.C.G.A. § 31-33-1

Definitions

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Richard Faber v. Ciox Health, LLC (2019)

Most recently applied in Richard Faber v. Ciox Health, LLC (December 2019)

— Code 1981, § 31-32-1, en- 1981, § 31-33-1, as redesignated by Ga

doctor to produce relevant medical records, 69 A.L.R.4th 906.

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Patient” means any person who has received health care services from a provider.

(2) “Provider” means all hospitals, including public, private, osteopathic, and tuberculosis hospitals; other special care units, including podiatric facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and kidney disease treatment centers, including freestanding hemodialysis units; intermediate care facilities; ambulatory surgical or obstetrical facilities; health maintenance organizations; and home health agencies. It shall also mean any person licensed to practice under Chapter 9, 11, 26, 34, 35, or 39 of Title 43.

(3) “Record” means a patient’s health record, including, but not limited to, evaluations, diagnoses, prognoses, laboratory reports, X-rays, prescriptions, and other technical information used in assessing the patient’s condition, or the pertinent portion of the record relating to a specific condition or a summary of the record.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.