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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-34-290. Confidentiality of records.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-34-290. Confidentiality of records.

Law enforcement officers, medical examiners, the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Medical Examiner’s Office, when investigating deaths which may be the result of medication administered or prescribed or a procedure conducted at a pain management clinic as defined by paragraph (7) of Code Section 43-34-282 either by an individual licensed under this chapter or by an individual under the supervision or delegated authority of such person, are authorized to send pertinent records on such deaths to the board. Such records shall be confidential, not subject to Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, relating to open records, and shall not be disclosed without the approval of the board.

## History

Code 1981, § 43-34-290, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 515, § 2/HB 178; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 43(14)/SB 153, effective July 1, 2025.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “this chapter” for “Chapter 34 of Title 43” in the first sentence.