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Título 31. HEALTH · Capítulo 2A. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH · Artículo 3. PERINATAL FACILITIES

31-2A-50. Legislative findings.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

  1. The General Assembly finds and declares that:

  2. (1)

    Georgia ranks as the forty-ninth worst in the nation for the number of maternal deaths occurring during and one year after pregnancy;#

  3. (2)

    Georgia ranks as the thirty-second worst in the nation for the number of infant deaths occurring before the first birthday;#

  4. (3)

    Georgia ranks as the forty-fifth worst in the nation for the percentage of premature births, a leading cause of infant deaths;#

  5. (4)

    Low birth weight or premature infants are more likely to survive if the birth takes place in a facility which is prepared to handle the risks associated with such deliveries;#

  6. (5)

    Several states have established programs to inspect and designate facilities that have developed the capacity to provide expanded levels of neonatal and maternal care; and#

  7. (6)

    Therefore, it is in the best interest of the residents of this state to establish a program that encourages the improvement of quality of care to create better maternal and neonatal outcomes.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Code 1981, § 31-2A-50, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 344, § 1/HB 909; Ga. L. 2019, p. 1056, § 31/SB 52.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

Texto leído de t31-(v23)-2025-pdf.pdf, Volumen V23, edición 2025, páginas 134 a 135; acción de fusión: bound only; SHA-256 del archivo ba5a57f85d04.