Title 31 — Title 31
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O.C.G.A. § 31-39-1 Legislative findings and intent
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The General Assembly finds that although cardiopulmonary resuscitation has proved invaluable in the reversal of sudden, unexpected death, it is appropriate for an attending physician, in certain circumstances, to issue an order not to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation of a pa…
O.C.G.A. § 31-39-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Adult’’ means any person who is 18 years of age or older, is the parent of a child, or has married. (2) ‘‘Attending physician’’ means the physician selected by or assigned to a patient to have primary responsibility for the treatment and c…
O.C.G.A. § 31-39-3 Legislative findings and intent
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Definitions. Patient presumed to consent to administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation; patient’s order not to resuscitate; health care facilities not required to expand to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 31-39-4. Persons authorized to issue order not to resuscitate.
O.C.G.A. § 31-39-4 Persons authorized to issue order not to resuscitate
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(a) It shall be lawful for the attending physician to issue an order not to resuscitate pursuant to the requirements of this chapter. Any written order issued by the attending physician using the term ‘‘do not resuscitate,’’ ‘‘DNR,’’ ‘‘order not to resuscitate,’’ ‘‘do not attempt…
O.C.G.A. § 31-39-5 Cancellation of order not to resuscitate
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(a) An attending physician for whose patient an order not to resuscitate has been issued pursuant to subsection (c), (d), or (e) of Code Section 31-39-4 shall examine that patient at such intervals as determined periodically by the physician to determine whether the patient still…
O.C.G.A. § 31-39-6 Revocation of consent to order not to resuscitate
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(a) A patient may, at any time, revoke his or her consent to an order not to resuscitate by making either a written or an oral declaration or by any other act evidencing a specific intent to revoke such consent which is communicated to or in the presence of an attending physician…