33-45-9. Provisions of this chapter not subject to waiver.

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No act, agreement, or statement of any resident, or of an individual purchasing continuing care or limited continuing care for a resident, under any continuing care agreement to furnish care to the resident shall constitute a valid waiver of any provision of this chapter intended for the benefit or protection of the resident or the individual purchasing care for the resident; provided, however, that nothing in this Code section shall be construed to prohibit a continuing care agreement from providing for a resident or prospective resident to agree to arbitration prior to bringing any action pursuant to Code Section 33-45-12.

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.

Code 1981, § 33-45-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1817, § 1; Code 1981, § 33-45-9, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2011, p. 315, § 1/SB 166.

Ga. L. 2011, p. 315, § 1/SB 166, effective July 1, 2011, redesignated former Code Section 33-45-9 as present Code Section 33-45-10.

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Text read from t33-ch23-65-(v25)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V25, 2020 edition, page 926; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1cdfeaa4b73e.