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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 31. HEALTH |
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Chapter 8. CARE AND PROTECTION OF INDIGENT AND ELDERLY PATIENTS |
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Article 4. REPORTING ABUSE OR EXPLOITATION OF RESIDENTS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES |
| § 31-8-80. Short title |
| § 31-8-81. Definitions |
| § 31-8-82. Persons required to report abuse or exploitation; time for making report; contents of report; records; privileged communications |
| § 31-8-83. Investigations |
| § 31-8-84. Evaluation of results of investigation; protection of resident |
| § 31-8-85. Immunity from liability |
| § 31-8-86. Confidentiality |
| § 31-8-87. Retaliation prohibited |
| § 31-8-88. Notice of requirements of article |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 31 Chapter 8 Article 4 NOTE
CROSS REFERENCES. --Protective services for abused, neglected, or exploited disabled adults, T. 30, C. 5. Further provisions regarding reporting of abuse of residents of long-term care facility, § 31-8-57 et seq. Public assistance for the elderly generally, § 49-4-30 et seq.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
AM. JUR. 2D. --57A Am. Jur. 2d, Negligence, § 173.
C.J.S. --65 C.J.S. 2d, Negligence, §§ 9, 14, 15.
ALR. --Criminal liability under statutes penalizing abuse or neglect of the institutionalized infirm, 60 ALR4th 1153.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
AM. JUR. 2D. --57A Am. Jur. 2d, Negligence, § 173.
C.J.S. --65 C.J.S. 2d, Negligence, §§ 9, 14, 15.
ALR. --Criminal liability under statutes penalizing abuse or neglect of the institutionalized infirm, 60 ALR4th 1153.