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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-2-9. Records check requirement for certain health care facilities; definitions; use of information gathered in investigation; penalties for unauthorized release or disclosure; rules and regulations; retention of fingerprints.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-2-9. Records check requirement for certain health care facilities; definitions; use of information gathered in investigation; penalties for unauthorized release or disclosure; rules and regulations; retention of fingerprints.

No text is printed for this reserved section.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-2-14, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-1/HB 228; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 31/HB 1387; Ga. L. 2011, p. 227, § 10/SB 178; Code 1981, § 31-2-9, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 4-4/HB 214; Ga. L. 2012, p. 351, § 2/HB 1110; Ga. L. 2013, p. 524, § 3-2/HB 78; Ga. L. 2014, p. 444, § 2-8/HB 271; Ga. L. 2015, p. 598, § 1-8/HB 72; Ga. L. 2018, p. 507, § 2-6/SB 336; repealed by Ga. L. 2018, p. 611, § 1-1/SB 406, effective October 1, 2019.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2018, p. 611, § 1-1/SB 406, reserved the designation of this Code section, effective October 1, 2019.