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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-7-3.1. Emergency room notice of legal rights in emergencies.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-7-3.1. Emergency room notice of legal rights in emergencies.

As a condition of obtaining or retaining the permit required by Code Section 31-7-3 to operate such institution, any hospital which operates an emergency room shall post conspicuously therein a sign notifying the public of the rights of individuals under federal or state law with respect to examination and treatment for emergency medical conditions and women in active labor.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-7-3.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1810, § 1.