Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 31. HEALTH · Chapter 8. CARE AND PROTECTION OF INDIGENT AND ELDERLY PATIENTS · Article 8. “HEALTH SHARE” VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE

31-8-196. Exemption from employment regulations.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

Health care providers and volunteers recruited, trained, or accepted under this article shall not be subject to any provisions of the laws of this state relating to state employment, collective bargaining, hours of work, rates of compensation, leave time, or employee benefits. However, all health care providers and volunteers shall comply with applicable department or agency rules and regulations. Health care providers who are individuals and volunteers shall be considered as unpaid independent volunteers and shall not be entitled to unemployment compensation.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 31-8-196, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1493, § 1/HB 166.

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