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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-8-80. Short title.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-8-80. Short title.

This article shall be known as the “Long-term Care Facility Resident Abuse Reporting Act.”

## History

Code 1933, § 88-1901c, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1261, § 1.