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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-9-61. Medical malpractice arbitration authorized.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-9-61. Medical malpractice arbitration authorized.

In addition to any other legal procedure for the resolution of medical malpractice claims, the parties to a medical malpractice claim may submit the claim for arbitration in accordance with this article.

## History

Code 1933, § 7-402, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, § 9-9-111; Code 1981, § 9-9-61, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, “article” was substituted for “part” at the end of the Code section.