Georgia § 25-2-32 - 1. Reports to Safety Fire Division of serious burn injuries.
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§ 25-2-32. 1. Reports to Safety Fire Division of serious burn injuries.
Every case of a burn injury or wound where the victim sustained second-degree or third-degree burns to 5 percent or more of the body or any burns to the upper respiratory tract or laryngeal edema due to the inhalation of superheated air, and every case of a burn injury or wound which is likely to or may result in death, shall be reported at once to the Safety Fire Division of the office of the Commissioner of Insurance. The Safety Fire Division shall accept the report and notify the proper investigatory agency as may be appropriate. A written report shall be provided to the Safety Fire Division within 72 hours. The report shall be made by the physician attending or treating the case or by the manager, superintendent, or other person in charge whenever such case is treated in a hospital sanitarium, institution, or other medical facility. (Code 1981, § 25-2-32.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2186, § 10.)
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