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title: O.C.G.A. § 49-5-12.2. Immunity from liability.
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# O.C.G.A. § 49-5-12.2. Immunity from liability.

Any caregiver or other entity under contract with the department shall be immune from civil liability as a result of a caregiver’s approval of the participation of a child, who is in the custody of the department, in an age or developmentally appropriate activity, so long as such caregiver or other entity under contract with the department acts in accordance with the reasonable and prudent parent standard. No provision in any agreement between the department and a caregiver or an entity under contract with the department shall diminish the standard of care provided in this Code section.

## History

Code 1981, § 49-5-12.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 552, § 7/SB 138.