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title: Title 31, Chapter 32. Advance Directives for Health Care
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heading: ADVANCE DIRECTIVES FOR HEALTH CARE
title_heading: HEALTH
section_count: 14
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# Title 31, Chapter 32. Advance Directives for Health Care

Title 31. Health

14 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-32.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 31-32-1, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-32-1.md
- 31-32-2, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-32-2.md
- 31-32-3, Savings clause for existing living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-32-3.md
- 31-32-4, Form, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-32-4.md
- 31-32-5, Execution; use of form or other forms; witnesses; copies; amendment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-32-5.md
- 31-32-6, Revocation; declarant’s marriage or appointment of a guardian, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-32-6.md
- 31-32-7, Duties and responsibilities of health care agents, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-32-7.md
- 31-32-8, Duties and responsibilities of health care providers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-32-8.md
- 31-32-9, Conditions precedent to carrying out health care treatment preferences; physician’s failure to comply with treatment preferences, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-32-9.md
- 31-32-10, Immunity from liability or disciplinary action, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-32-10.md
- 31-32-11, Advance directive for health care’s relationship to criminal and insurance laws, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-32-11.md
- 31-32-12, Restriction on requiring and preparing advance directives for health care, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-32-12.md
- 31-32-13, Penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-32-13.md
- 31-32-14, Effect of chapter on other legal rights and duties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-32-14.md