(2.1) A copy of the record of a deceased client or deceased former client may be released to or in response to a valid subpoena of a coroner or medical examiner under Chapter 16 of Title 45, except for matters privileged under the laws of this state;
(8.1) A copy of the record may be released to the legal representative of a deceased client’s estate, except for matters privileged under the laws of this state;
History. Code 1933, § 88-2503.12, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 734, § 3; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1059, § 26; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1072, § 4; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-19; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 54/HB 24.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1994, a semicolon was substituted for a period at the end of paragraph (a)(8.1).
Cross references.
Release of medical information generally, § 24-9-40 et seq.
Law reviews.
For note on 1991 amendment of this Code section, see 8 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 121 (1992).
For article, “Evidence,” see 27 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011).
For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).