Georgia Code
Chapter 9 - Consent for Surgical or Medical Treatment
§ 31-9-1. Short Title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Medical Consent Law.”
History. Code 1933, § 88-2901, enacted by Ga. L. 1971, p. 438, § 1.

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Georgia Code

Title 31 - Health

Chapter 9 - Consent for Surgical or Medical Treatment

§ 31-9-1. Short Title

§ 31-9-2. Persons Authorized to Consent to Surgical or Medical Treatment

§ 31-9-3. Emergencies

§ 31-9-4. Applicability of Chapter to Care and Treatment of Mentally Ill

§ 31-9-5. Applicability of Chapter to Abortion and Sterilization Procedures

§ 31-9-6. Construction of Chapter; Requirements of Valid Consent

§ 31-9-6.1. Disclosure of Certain Information to Persons Undergoing Certain Surgical or Diagnostic Procedures; Failure to Comply; Exceptions; Regulations Establishing Standards for Implementation

§ 31-9-7. Right of Persons Who Are at Least 18 Years of Age to Refuse to Consent to Treatment