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Title 24. EVIDENCE · Chapter 12. MEDICAL AND OTHER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION · Article 2. CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL INFORMATION

24-12-12. Disclosure of medical records — Use of medical matter disclosed.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. Persons to whom confidential or privileged medical matter is disclosed in the circumstances described in Code Section 24-12-11 shall utilize such matter only in connection with the purpose or purposes of such disclosure and thereafter shall keep such matter in confidence. However, nothing in this article shall prohibit the use of such matter where otherwise authorized by law.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 24-12-12, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.

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Text read from t24-ch8-14-(v20a)-2023-pdf.pdf, Volume V20A, 2023 edition, page 470; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 5c80296e7624.