Reuse of heart pacemakers

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Heart pacemaker’’ means any electrical device which stimulates the heart muscle so that it contracts at a certain or regular rate. (2) ‘‘Medically acceptable’’ means conforming to prevailing medical standards of cleanliness and manufacturers’ applicable standards for functional operation. (3) ‘‘Person’’ includes the following: (A) Any hospital, surgeon, or physician; (B) Any accredited medical school, college, or university; (C) Any licensed, accredited, or approved bank or storage facility of human bodies or parts; or (D) Any specified individual needing implantation of a heart pacemaker. (b) Any person, as defined in subsection (a) of this Code section, shall be authorized to receive and reuse a heart pacemaker, provided that such device is medically acceptable for its proposed reuse. (c) This Code section shall not apply to the receipt and reuse of a nuclear-powered pacemaker. History. — Code 1981, § 31-1-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1034, § 1.