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# O.C.G.A. § 34-9-282. Payment of medical and burial expenses of claimants.

Any claimant who shall be entitled to compensation under the terms of this article shall be entitled to burial expenses and medical, hospital, and other treatment in the same amounts and with the same limitations and conditions as provided in Code Sections 34-9-200 and 34-9-265 for injured employees.

## History

Code 1933, § 114-824, enacted by Ga. L. 1946, p. 103; Ga. L. 1963, p. 144, § 18.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, ‘‘Code Sections 34-9-200 and 34-9-265’’ was substituted for ‘‘Code Sections 34-9-265 and 34-9-200’’.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Occupational Diseases Under the Georgia Workmen’s Compensation Act,’’ see 8 Mercer L. Rev. 333 (1957).