§ 51-1-27 - Recovery for medical malpractice authorized
O.C.G.A. 51-1-27 (2010)
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.