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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-1-6. Reuse of heart pacemakers.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-1-6. Reuse of heart pacemakers.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term:

(1) “Heart pacemaker” means any electrical device which stimulates the heart muscle so that it contracts at a certain or regular rate.

(2) “Medically acceptable” means conforming to prevailing medical standards of cleanliness and manufacturers’ applicable standards for functional operation.

(3) “Person” includes the following:

(A) Any hospital, surgeon, or physician;

(B) Any accredited medical school, college, or university;

(C) Any licensed, accredited, or approved bank or storage facility of human bodies or parts; or

(D) Any specified individual needing implantation of a heart pacemaker.

(b) Any person shall be authorized to receive and reuse a heart pacemaker, provided that such device is medically acceptable for its proposed reuse.

(c) This Code section shall not apply to the receipt and reuse of a nuclear-powered pacemaker.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-1-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1034, § 1; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 31(1)/SB 153, effective July 1, 2025.

## Cross References

Disposition of heart pacemakers, § 53-4-73.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, deleted “, as defined in subsection (a) of this Code section” following “Any person” in subsection (b).