History. Code 1981, § 19-1-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1785, § 1; Code 1981, § 19-15-3 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 19; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1695, § 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1941, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 609, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 19; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1158, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 395, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 166, § 1/HB 1051; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228; Ga. L. 2014, p. 34, § 2-5/SB 365.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2014, p. 34, § 2-1/SB 365, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This part shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Journey Ann Cowart Act.’”
Ga. L. 2014, p. 34, § 2-9/SB 365, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide for transparency relative to investigations involving child abuse and child fatalities in order to best protect the children of this state. The General Assembly finds that more disclosure of information may be necessary when a child is deceased. The General Assembly intends that agencies and departments of this state share data in order to conduct research for the purpose of preventing child fatalities in this state.”
U.S. Code.
The federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, referred to in this Code section, is codified as 42 U.S.C. § 1320 d et seq.
Law reviews.
For article on the 2014 amendment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 25 (2014).