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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-52-6. Manufacturers permitted to make investigational drugs, biological products, or devices available.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-52-6. Manufacturers permitted to make investigational drugs, biological products, or devices available.

(a) A manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device may make available and an eligible patient may request access to the manufacturer’s investigational drug, biological product, or device pursuant to this article; provided, however, that nothing in this article shall be construed to require that a manufacturer make available an investigational drug, biological product, or device to an eligible patient.

(b) A manufacturer may provide an investigational drug, biological product, or device to an eligible patient:

(1) Without receiving compensation; or

(2) With the requirement that the eligible patient pays the costs of, or the costs associated with, the manufacture of the investigational drug, biological product, or device.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-52-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 345, § 1/HB 34; Ga. L. 2025, p. 455, § 3/SB 72, effective July 1, 2025.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2025, p. 455, § 1/SB 72, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Hope for Georgia Patients Act.’”

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, substituted “article” for “chapter” twice in subsection (a).