{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-1-6","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-1-6","heading":"Reuse of heart pacemakers.","body":"(a) As used in this Code section, the term:\n(1) “Heart pacemaker” means any electrical device which stimulates the heart muscle so that it contracts at a certain or regular rate.\n(2) “Medically acceptable” means conforming to prevailing medical standards of cleanliness and manufacturers’ applicable standards for functional operation.\n(3) “Person” includes the following:\n(A) Any hospital, surgeon, or physician;\n(B) Any accredited medical school, college, or university;\n(C) Any licensed, accredited, or approved bank or storage facility of human bodies or parts; or\n(D) Any specified individual needing implantation of a heart pacemaker.\n(b) Any person, as defined in subsection (a) of this Code section, shall be authorized to receive and reuse a heart pacemaker, provided that such device is medically acceptable for its proposed reuse.\n(c) This Code section shall not apply to the receipt and reuse of a nuclear-powered pacemaker.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.31.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"bd52d19f5328918d54c1a8d56c8e652e7b75827f9ea267ceb5b4786c42823357","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-1-5","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-1-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}