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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 51. TORTS · Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

51-1-38. Tort immunity for medical students; exceptions.

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  1. (a)

    No student who participates in the provision of medical care or medical treatment under the supervision of a medical facility, academic institution, or doctor of medicine, as a part of an academic curriculum leading to the award of a medical degree, shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission in such participation, except for willful or wanton misconduct.#

  2. (b)

    Subsection (a) of this Code section shall not be construed to affect or limit the liability of a medical facility, academic institution, or doctor of medicine.#

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, § 51-1-38, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 363, § 1.

Code Commission notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1987, Code Section 51-1-38, as enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 433, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 51-1-39.

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