Health Care Advisory: Georgia Hospitals Can Close the Door on Open Records Requests

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In a closely watched case, the Georgia Court of Appeals, in Smith v. Northside Hospital, Inc., affirmed the determination that Northside Hospital—a private, nonprofit corporation—was not required to comply with a request for documents under the Georgia Open Records Act (GORA or the “Act”). Nos. A15A2303 and A15A2304, 2016 BL 99181 (Ga. Ct. App. Mar. 30, 2016). Under this majority decision, documents in the possession of entities created through hospital authority restructurings may no longer be subject to the Act—in certain circumstances

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