Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Section 31-7-7, if a hospital offers or provides a service which is within the scope of practice of a person licensed as a doctor of podiatric medicine, doctor of osteopathic medicine, or doctor of dentistry, that hospital may not deny to any such licensee staff privileges at such hospital based solely upon that person’s license, board certification, or specialty membership in a professional association.
History. Code 1981, § 31-7-7.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 911, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 548, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities
Article 1 - Regulation of Hospitals and Related Institutions
§ 31-7-2. Classification of Institutions
§ 31-7-3. Requirements for Permits to Operate Institutions
§ 31-7-3.2. Notice of Cited Deficiency and Imposition of Sanction
§ 31-7-3.3. “Excluded Party” Defined; Liability; Notice; Dismissal; Other Procedural Factors
§ 31-7-4. Denial or Revocation of Permits
§ 31-7-7. Refusal or Revocation by Public Hospital of Staff Privileges
§ 31-7-11. Written Summary of Hospital Service Charge Rates
§ 31-7-12.3. Adoption of Rules and Regulations to Implement Code Sections 31-7-12 and 31-7-12.2
§ 31-7-12.5. Notification and Other Requirements for Covid-19 Infections in Personal Care Homes
§ 31-7-12.6. Sars Cov-2 Testing for Residents and Staff in Long-Term Care Facilities
§ 31-7-12.8. Employer Sponsored Certified Nurse Aide Training and Competency Examination Programs
§ 31-7-13. Transfer of Property Upon Death of Patient
§ 31-7-14. Blood Supplies; Blood Donor Storage Programs
§ 31-7-15. Review of Professional Practices by a Peer Review Committee
§ 31-7-21. Provision of Influenza Education Information to Assisted Living Community Residents