Standard of Care

51-1-27. Recovery for medical malpractice authorized

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.

HISTORY: Orig. Code 1863, § 2915; Code 1868, § 2922; Code 1873, § 2973; Code 1882, § 2973; Civil Code 1895, § 3831; Civil Code 1910, § 4427; Code 1933, § 84-924.

DISCLAIMER – Some of these codes have been amended over the years, and they can be amended again by the legislature at any time.  For some codes you use the version that existed at the time the malpractice occurred, but for others you use the version of the code that exists at the time you go to trial.  We show you these codes for general education purposes, but you should always consult an experienced Georgia medical malpractice attorney before relying on these provisions. 

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