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               		§ 31-20-1 - Definitions
               		
               		
               	 	
               	 	               	 	
               	 	
               	 	
               	 		
O.C.G.A.    31-20-1   (2010)
   31-20-1.    Definitions 
      As used in this chapter, the term:
      (1)  "Accredited  hospital" means a hospital licensed by the Department of Community  Health and accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of  Hospitals.
      (2)  "Physician" means a  person duly licensed to practice medicine and surgery without  restriction in Georgia pursuant to Chapter 34 of Title 43.
      (3)  "Sterilization  procedure" means any procedure which is designed or intended to prevent  conception and which is not designed to unsex the patient by removing  the ovaries or testicles.
               	 	
               	 	
               	 	               	 	
               	 	               	 	               	  
               	 
               	 
               	 
               	 
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