Rule 511-7-1-.09 - Notice Requirements(1) Each Health Care Provider, prior to providing Health Care, must provide written notice to each Patient, or to the Patient's legal representative, receipt of which must be acknowledged in writing on a form prescribed by the Department, that the Health Care Provider is an agent of the Department and that the exclusive remedy for injury or damage suffered as a result of any act or omission of the Health Care Provider is by commencement of an action pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 21 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.(2) In the event that a Patient requires Emergency Care, the form referenced in subsection (1) of this Rule must either be signed by the Patient's legal representative, or if such person is unavailable, the Patient must receive and execute the acknowledgment within forty-eight hours after the Patient has the mental capacity to consent to the Emergency Care. If the Patient or Patient's legal representative refuses to consent to the Emergency Care after such care has been provided, the Department may terminate the Patient's right to further participate in the Program.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-7-1-.09
O.C.G.A. Secs. 31-2A-6, 31-8-200.
Original Rule entitled "Notice Requirements" adopted. F. Sep. 20, 2013; eff. Oct. 10, 2013.