Georgia’s Emergency Room Statute Further Defined
4/3/13
By: Scott Rees
In Johnson v. Omondi, 318 Ga.App. 787 (Nov. 27, 2012), the Court of Appeals further defined the contours of Georgia’s emergency room statute (O.C.G.A. 51-1-29.5), which was enacted in 2005, but has had little guidance as …
Georgia's Emergency Care Statute May Be Implicated by Delay in Transfer of Emergency Room Patient
1/9/13
By: Scott Rees
In Dailey v. Abdul-Samed, the applicability of Georgia’s emergency medical care statute, O.C.G.A. 51-1-29.5. The statute provides that in an action involving a health care liability claim arising out of the provision of emergency medical care …