Georgia Code, Title 31, Chapter 23 - Eye Banks

• § 31-23-1 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Department" means the Department of Community Health. (2) "Eye bank" means a nonprofit facility which is...
• § 31-23-2 - Effect on Eye Donations of the "Georgia Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act."
  Any donation of a person's eyes or any part thereof shall be made in accordance with Article 6 of Chapter 5 of Title 44,...
• § 31-23-3 - Hospitals or Medical Schools Which May Operate Eye Banks; Right of Eye Banks to Receive Gifts, Donations, and Bequests
  Any facility, hospital, or any medical school in conjunction with the department or school of ophthalmology of such medical school, alone or in further...
• § 31-23-4 - Powers of Department
  The department is empowered to approve or disapprove the establishment of an eye bank by any group desiring to establish one in accordance with...
• § 31-23-5 - Persons Authorized to Extract Eyes; Compensation Therefor; Liability of Persons Operating Eye Banks or Having Custody or Control of Donor's Body
  (a) Upon the death of any donor, the persons holding a donor's unrevoked instrument of donation and maintaining and operating the donee eye bank...
• § 31-23-6 - Removal of Eye or Corneal Tissue
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2008, p. 503, § 3/SB 405, effective July 1, 2008.
• § 31-23-7 - Liability of Donor or Donor's Estate
  In no event shall any donor or donor's estate incur any liability for any expense connected with or resulting from the donation, extraction, removal,...
• § 31-23-8 - Effect of Chapter Upon Existing Methods of Treatment or Instruction
  Nothing in this chapter shall affect, interfere with, or change presently existing methods of the medical or scientific operation, treatment, examination, or instruction pertaining...
• § 31-23-9 - Penalty
  (a) It shall be unlawful: (1) For any person to sell either his eyes or any parts thereof or the eyes or any parts...

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