Legal Opinion
Terrell County v. Albany/Dougherty Hospital Authority
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 28, 1987No. 43764PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Presiding Justice.
The dispute here involves the county’s obligation to pay for services extended to its indigent pregnant residents by a hospital in another county. Terrell County contests the constitutionality of the statute which requires such payment. The trial court found for the Albany/Dougherty Hospital Authority and we affirm.
The Hospital Care for Pregnant Women Act (OCGA § 31-8-40 et seq.) is the target of the constitutional attack. OCGA § 31-8-42 requires certain hospitals to provide emergency care to pregnant women in labor and the Albany/Dougherty Hospital falls in that…
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