---
title: O.C.G.A. § 36-34-4. Establishment of facilities and services for treatment of patients.
collection: code
id: 36-34-4
cite_as: O.C.G.A. § 36-34-4 (2025)
canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-34-4
md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-34-4.md
text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-34-4/text
source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/document/docs/default-source/joint-features-document-library/t35-t36-ch1-59-(v27)-2025-pdf.pdf?sfvrsn=66569db4_0#page=690
date: 2025
status: active
corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68
license: CC0-1.0
publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice.
up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-34.md
previous: https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-34-3.md
next: https://georgiacommons.org/code/36-34-5.md
index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md
version: the only printed version
in_force: true
current_through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia
heading_path: LOCAL GOVERNMENT / Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only / POWERS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS GENERALLY
---

# O.C.G.A. § 36-34-4. Establishment of facilities and services for treatment of patients.

In addition to the other powers it may have, the governing body of any municipal corporation may provide for the general health and welfare by establishing hospitals and clinics for the reception and treatment of charitable and pay patients. It shall have the power to contract with any state agency or political subdivision of this state to provide joint facilities or services for the care and treatment of patients.

## History

Ga. L. 1962, p. 140, § 3; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 36.

## Cross References

County and municipal hospital authorities, § 31-7-70 et seq.

Care of indigent and elderly patients, § 31-8-1 et seq.