{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-7-96","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-7-96","heading":"Construction of article.","body":"This article, being necessary for the welfare of the citizens of the state, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof; and insofar as this article may be inconsistent with any other law, whether by charter of any political subdivision of the state or otherwise, this article shall be controlling.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 7 Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities","Article 4 County and Municipal Hospital Authorities"],"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":"9c8bbce44c6baa1489d70692f6aaa7765771fbcf6250167587289303f74a2068","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-7-95","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-7-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}