Georgia Statutes
§ 31-44-1 — Definitions
Georgia·Title 31
As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)"Board" means the Board of Community Health.
(2)"Department" means the Department of Community Health.
(3)"Dialysis" means a process by which dissolved substances are removed from a patient's body by diffusion, osmosis, and convection (ultrafiltration) from one fluid compartment to another across a semipermeable membrane.
(4)"Dialysis technician" means an individual who is not a registered nurse or physician and who provides dialysis care under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician.
(5)"End stage renal disease" means that stage of renal impairment that appears irreversible and permanent and that requires a regular course of dialysis or kidney transplantation to maintain life.
(6)"End stage renal disease facility" means a facility tha
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Legislative History
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 244,§ 4-18, eff. 7/1/2011. Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 371,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
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