Reuse of Heart Pacemakers

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  2. Georgia Code
  3. Health
  4. General Provisions
  5. Reuse of Heart Pacemakers

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  1. As used in this Code section, the term:
    1. "Heart pacemaker" means any electrical device which stimulates the heart muscle so that it contracts at a certain or regular rate.
    2. "Medically acceptable" means conforming to prevailing medical standards of cleanliness and manufacturers' applicable standards for functional operation.
    3. "Person" includes the following:
      1. Any hospital, surgeon, or physician;
      2. Any accredited medical school, college, or university;
      3. Any licensed, accredited, or approved bank or storage facility of human bodies or parts; or
      4. Any specified individual needing implantation of a heart pacemaker.
  2. 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.
  3. This Code section shall not apply to the receipt and reuse of a nuclear-powered pacemaker.

(Code 1981, §31-1-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1034, § 1.)

Cross references.

- Anatomical gifts, § 44-5-140 et seq.

Disposition of heart pacemakers, § 53-4-73.


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