Georgia § 43-34A-2 - Definitions.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 43-34A-2 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-34A-2. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the term: "Board" means the Georgia Composite Medical Board. "Current" means within the last six months. "Disciplinary action" means any final hospital disciplinary action or any final disciplinary action taken by the Georgia Composite Medical Board under subsection (b) of Code Section 43-34-8 within the immediately preceding ten-year period. No such disciplinary action taken prior to April 11, 2001, shall be included within the definition of this term. "Hospital" means a facility that provides inpatient and outpatient care and services for the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. "Hospital privileges" means permission granted by a hospital to a physician to treat patients in that hospital. (Code 1981, § 43-34A-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 192, § 5; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, §§ 2, 14/HB 509.) Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, "April 11, 2001," was substituted for "the effective date of this chapter" in paragraph (3).
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