(1.1) A copy of the record of a deceased patient or deceased former patient 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;
History. Code 1933, § 88-402.12, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1856, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 744, §§ 4, 5; Ga. L. 1984, p. 594, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 996, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1059, §§ 40, 41; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1072, § 6; Ga. L. 1995, p. 10, § 37; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 55/HB 24.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1991, the amendment by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1059, § 40, has been treated as an amendment to paragraph (5), not paragraph (6), since this was the apparent intent.
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.
Law reviews.
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).