Georgia § 37-9-3 - Payment for cost of care as not affecting nature or quality of care.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 37-9-3 — Payment for cost of care as not affecting nature or quality of care., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-9-3. Payment for cost of care as not affecting nature or quality of care.
Care rendered to all patients in state hospitals shall be of the same nature and quality without regard to whether the payment of any sum or sums is made under this chapter for the cost of care. (Ga. L. 1960, p. 1138, § 11; Ga. L. 1979, p. 834, § 11.) Law reviews. - For note, "Payment of Cost for Care of Patients in State Institutions Act - A New Approach in Georgia," see 12 Mercer L. Rev. 343 (1961).
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