Georgia Statutes
§ 31-7-16 — Determination or pronouncement of death of patient who died in facility classified as nursing home
Georgia·Title 31
When a patient dies in any facility classified as a nursing home by the department and operating under a permit issued by the department, a physician assistant, a nurse practitioner, or a registered professional nurse licensed in this state and employed by such nursing home at the time of apparent death of such person, in the absence of a physician, may make the determination and pronouncement of the death of said patient; provided, however, that when it appears that a patient died from other than natural causes, only a physician may make the determination or pronouncement of death. Such determination or pronouncement shall be made in writing on a form approved by the department.
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Legislative History
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 236,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2017. Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 243,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2009.
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