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Georgia · Snapshot Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-10-18

O.C.G.A. § 51-1-27: Recovery for medical malpractice authorized.

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  1. TITLE 51 Torts
  2. CHAPTER 1 General Provisions

A person professing to practice surgery or the administering of medicine for compensation must bring to the exercise of his profession a reasonable degree of care and skill. Any injury resulting from a want of such care and skill shall be a tort for which a recovery may be had.

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