Ga. Code § 37-7-5

Current through 2023-2024 Legislative Session Chapter 709
Section 37-7-5 - Immunity from liability for actions taken in good faith compliance with admission and discharge provisions of chapter

Any physician, psychologist, peace officer, attorney, or health official, or any hospital official, agent, or other person employed by a private hospital or at a facility operated by the state, by a political subdivision of the state, or by a hospital authority created pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 31, who acts in good faith in compliance with the transport, admission, and discharge provisions of this chapter shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for his actions in connection with the transport of a patient to a physician or facility, the admission of a patient to a facility, or the discharge of a patient from a facility. The immunity from civil liability provided in this Code section in connection with the transport of a patient to a physician or a facility shall apply only to injury or damages incurred by such patient or his or her personal representative.

OCGA § 37-7-5

Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 857,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2022.