2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 31 - HEALTH
CHAPTER 7 - REGULATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
ARTICLE 12 - HEALTH CARE DATA COLLECTION
§ 31-7-282 - Collection and submission of data
O.C.G.A.
31-7-282 (2010)
31-7-282. Collection and submission of data
The department shall be authorized to request, collect, or receive the collection and submission of data listed in subsection (c) of Code Section
31-7-280 from:
(1) Health care providers;
(2) The Department of Human Services;
(3) The Commissioner of Insurance;
(4) Reserved;
(5) Third-party payors;
(6) The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; and
(7) Other appropriate sources as determined by the department.
Any entity specified in paragraphs (1) through (3) of this Code section which has in its custody or control data requested by the department pursuant to this Code section shall provide the department with such data, but any data regarding a health care provider which is already available in the records of any state officer, department, or agency specified in paragraph (2) or (3) of this Code section shall not be required to be provided to the department by that health care provider.
Graham Syfert - Jacksonville Lawyer