Georgia Code, Title 31, Chapter 9 - Consent for Surgical or Medical Treatment

• § 31-9-1 - Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Medical Consent Law."
• § 31-9-2 - Persons Authorized to Consent to Surgical or Medical Treatment
  (a) In addition to such other persons as may be authorized and empowered, any one of the following persons is authorized and empowered to...
• § 31-9-3 - Emergencies
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term "emergency" means a situation wherein (1) according to competent medical judgment, the proposed surgical or...
• § 31-9-4 - Applicability of Chapter to Care and Treatment of Mentally Ill
  This chapter shall be applicable to the care and treatment of patients in facilities for the mentally ill as defined in paragraph (7) of...
• § 31-9-5 - Applicability of Chapter to Abortion and Sterilization Procedures
  This chapter shall not apply in any manner whatsoever to abortion and sterilization procedures, which procedures shall continue to be governed by existing law...
• § 31-9-6 - Construction of Chapter; Requirements of Valid Consent
  (a) This chapter shall be liberally construed, and all relationships set forth in this chapter shall include the adoptive, foster, and step relations as...
• § 31-9-6.1 - Disclosure of Certain Information to Persons Undergoing Certain Surgical or Diagnostic Procedures; Failure to Comply; Exceptions; Regulations Establishing Standards for Implementation
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, any person who undergoes any surgical procedure under general anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, or major regional...
• § 31-9-7 - Right of Persons Who are At Least 18 Years of Age to Refuse to Consent to Treatment
  Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to abridge any right of a person 18 years of age or over to refuse to...

Last modified: October 14, 2016