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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-8-194. Notice to patients required.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-8-194. Notice to patients required.

The governmental contractor or the health care provider if designated in the contract must provide written notice to each patient or the patient’s legal representative, receipt of which must be acknowledged in writing, that the provider is a state employee or officer for purposes of this article and that the exclusive remedy for injury or damage suffered as the result of any act or omission of a provider acting within the scope of duties pursuant to a contract is by commencement of an action pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 21 of Title 50 and that a remedy or remedies for injury or damage suffered as the result of any act or omission of a provider acting outside the scope of duties shall be as provided for under general tort law or other applicable law.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-8-194, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1493, § 1/HB 166.