Georgia § 45-9-4 - 2. Liability coverage for nonprofit agencies providing services to the developmentally disabled.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 45-9-4 — 2. Liability coverage for nonprofit agencies providing services to the developmentally disabled., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-9-4. 2. Liability coverage for nonprofit agencies providing services to the developmentally disabled.
For the purposes of this Code section, the term "nonprofit agency" means a nonprofit or charitable organization, association, corporation, partnership, or other entity registered pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Nonprofit agencies and their employees, which agencies have contracted with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to furnish certain services to the developmentally disabled or have subcontracted with similar nonprofit agencies for the same, shall be provided protection against personal liability for damages sustained by third parties arising out of the provision of authorized services to the developmentally disabled by an employee of such agency during the course of such person's employment with such nonprofit agency. The commissioner of administrative services shall prescribe the terms and conditions under which such nonprofit agencies and their employees shall be covered by any liability insurance policy or contract of indemnity or similar program administered by the commissioner pursuant to this article to provide such protection, provided the cost of such insurance, indemnity, or similar program furnished to any such nonprofit agency and its employees shall be allocated to and paid by such agency. (Code 1981, § 45-9-4.2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1836, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 245, § 3/SB 425; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 3-2, 3-5/HB 228.) U.S. Code. - Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, referred to in subsection (a), is codified as 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).
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Section 45-9-4 ("2. Liability coverage for nonprofit agencies providing services to the developmentally disabled.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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