Any caregiver or other entity under contract with the department shall be immune from civil liability as a result of a caregiver’s approval of the participation of a child, who is in the custody of the department, in an age or developmentally appropriate activity, so long as such caregiver or other entity under contract with the department acts in accordance with the reasonable and prudent parent standard. No provision in any agreement between the department and a caregiver or an entity under contract with the department shall diminish the standard of care provided in this Code section.
History. Code 1981, § 49-5-12.2 , enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 552, § 7/SB 138.
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This Code section became effective July 1, 2015.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 5 - Programs and Protection for Children and Youth
Article 1 - Children and Youth Services
§ 49-5-4. Other State Departments, Agencies, Officers, and Employees to Assist Department
§ 49-5-4.1. Child Welfare Agency Public Scorecard Established
§ 49-5-7. Development and Administration of Public Child Welfare and Youth Services
§ 49-5-8. Powers and Duties of Department
§ 49-5-8.1. Short-Term Babysitting of Child in Foster Care; Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard
§ 49-5-12.1. Penalties for Violation of Child Welfare Agency Laws and Regulations
§ 49-5-12.2. Immunity From Liability
§ 49-5-12.3. Definitions; Annual Inspection of Child Welfare Agency
§ 49-5-13. Private Child Care Learning Centers Not Required to Meet Federal Adult-Child Ratio
§ 49-5-17. Power of Department to Accept and Use Gifts
§ 49-5-18. Instituting or Intervening in Legal Proceedings
§ 49-5-19. Annual Report on Children and Youth Services
§ 49-5-20. Existing Charters of Charitable Institutions
§ 49-5-21. Penalties for Aiding, Harboring, or Encouraging Escapees or Hindering Their Apprehension
§ 49-5-22. Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Programs to Provide Toilet Facilities Screened for Privacy