43-34A-2. Definitions.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
‘‘Board’’ means the Georgia Composite Medical Board.#
(2)
‘‘Current’’ means within the last six months.#
(3)
‘‘Disciplinary action’’ means any final hospital disciplinary action or any final disciplinary action taken by the Georgia Composite Medical Board under subsection (b) of Code Section 43-34-8 within the immediately preceding ten-year period. No such disciplinary action taken prior to April 11, 2001, shall be included within the definition of this term.#
(4)
‘‘Hospital’’ means a facility that provides inpatient and outpatient care and services for the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.#
(5)
‘‘Hospital privileges’’ means permission granted by a hospital to a physician to treat patients in that hospital.#

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.

History

Code 1981, § 43-34A-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 192, § 5; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, §§ 2, 14/HB 509.

Code Commission notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, ‘‘April 11, 2001,’’ was substituted for ‘‘the effective date of this chapter’’ in paragraph (3).

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