Liability of health care institutions and providers regarding THC oil

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Caregiver’’ shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 31-2A-18. (2) ‘‘Health care institution’’ shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 51-1-29.5. (3) ‘‘Health care provider’’ means any person licensed, certified, or registered under Chapter 9, 10A, 11, 11A, 26, 28, 30, 33, 34, 35, 39, or 44 of Title 43 or Chapter 4 of Title 26. (4) ‘‘Low THC oil’’ shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 16-12-190. (b) A health care institution shall not be subject to any civil liability, penalty, licensing sanction, or other detrimental action and a health care provider shall not be subject to any civil liability, penalty, denial of a right or privilege, disciplinary action by a professional licensing board, or other detrimental action for allowing an individual or caregiver to possess, administer, or use low THC oil on the premises of a health care institution or offices of a health care provider, provided that the possession of such substance is in accordance with the laws of this state. (Code 1981, § 51-1-29.6, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 49, § 5-1/HB 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 864, § 51/HB 737.) Effective date. — This Code section became effective April 16, 2015. The 2016 amendment, effective May 3, 2016, part of an Act to revise, modern- ize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in subsection (b).