Georgia Administrative Code

A facility shall provide one or two levels of treatment and rehabilitative care. These are: (a) Transitional Living. Such treatment and rehabilitative care shall be delivered to clients that require education and training for independent living with a focus on compensating for sk…

(1) A facility must be designed, constructed, equipped and maintained to protect the health and safety of clients and staff. (2) Floors, walls, and ceilings shall be in good repair. (3) A facility must be in compliance with applicable fire safety laws, and regulations of the Geor…

A facility shall have a written and regularly rehearsed disaster preparedness plan approved by the Department. Such plan shall be in accordance with Rules for Disaster Preparedness Plans, Chapter 111-8-16.

(1) The facility must provide each client with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets the daily nutritional and special dietary needs of each client. (2) At least three meals daily must be provided or made available to each client, at regular times comparable to n…

The Department upon application or petition may grant variances and waivers to these rules and regulations when it is shown that the rule and regulation is not applicable or to allow experimentation or demonstration of new and innovative approaches to delivery of services.

The department may refuse to grant a permit for the operation of any facility that does not fulfill the requirements of these rules and regulations and may revoke a permit which has been issued if a facility violates any such rules and regulations. The applicant or permit holder …

In the event that any rule, sentence, clause or phrase of any of these rules and regulations may be construed by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, unconstitutional, or otherwise unenforceable, such determination or adjudication shall in no manner affect …

Unless a different meaning is required by the context, the following terms as used in these rules and regulations shall have the meaning hereinafter respectively ascribed to them: (a) "Act" means "The Blood Labeling Act" (O.C.G.A. § 31-24-1et seq.); (b) "Person" means any individ…

No blood may be withdrawn from any individual in this State for transfusion or industrial use unless he qualifies to be a blood donor under the laws of this State. Criteria for donor selection shall conform to those required in accordance with provisions of the act providing for …

(1) It shall be the responsibility of the licensed laboratory director to assure the legal requirement that every unit of blood drawn from an individual and any components derived by physical processes (including plasmapheresis for transfusions and blood for auto transfusions), s…

(1) No person may administer blood, transfer, or offer to transfer, blood or blood components for transfusion purposes by any type of transaction unless the container of such blood is labeled as required by these regulations. The label may not be removed before or during the admi…

Blood and blood components, including salvage plasma, may be used and transferred for industrial uses without regard to whether its original acquisition was by purchase or donation.

Determination of fulfillment of these requirements shall be made by the Department of Community Health as a part of, and using the procedures of the Act providing for the control and operation of clinical laboratories (O.C.G.A. § 31-22-1et seq.).

Any person violating the provisions of the Act on which these Rules are based shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.

The administration and enforcement of these rules and regulations shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Act providing for the control and operation of clinical laboratories (O.C.G.A. § 31-22-1et seq.), and in compliance with the applicable minimum requirements as pres…

(1) Purpose and Scope. (a) To set forth rules and regulations which implement the mandates of the Radiation Control Act, O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-13, as it relates to the registration and regulation of users of radiation machines. (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided, these r…

(1) Registration. (a) All users of radiation machines in Georgia are required to register with the Department. (b) Application for registration shall be on forms provided by the Department. (c) The user shall complete a separate application for registration for each facility at w…

(1) General Provisions. (a) If it is more convenient to measure the neutron flux, or equivalent, than to determine the neutron absorbed dose in rads (grays), one rem (.01 Sv) of neutron radiation may, for purposes of these regulations, be assumed to be equivalent to 14 million ne…

(1) Scope. This part establishes requirements, for which a registrant is responsible, for use of x-ray equipment by or under the supervision of an individual authorized in accordance with State statutes to engage in the healing arts. The provisions of this part are in addition to…

(1) Scope. This section establishes procedures for the registration and use of particle accelerators for medical and non-medical applications. Additional requirements for medical accelerators are found in Section entitled "Radiation and Electron Therapy Machines with Energies of …

(1) Purpose. This section establishes the requirements for the non- healing arts use of x-rays. (2) Scope. This section applies to all non-healing arts radiographic, fluoroscopic, and analytical x-ray installations and any apparatus capable of emitting x-rays as either a useful p…

(1) Records and Reports. (a) Each registrant shall maintain records, in the same units used in this chapter, showing the radiation exposures of all individuals for whom personnel monitoring is required under these regulations. Such records shall be kept on Department forms, in ac…

(1) Any registrant who violates the provisions of O.C.G.A. Section 31-13-14, or who hinders, obstructs, or otherwise interferes with any representative of the Department in the discharge of official duties in making inspections as provided in O.C.G.A. Section 31-13-5, or in impou…

(1) The administration and enforcement of these rules shall be as prescribed in Chapter 13 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, and Chapter 13 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. The Department's action revoking or denying a registration appli…

For the purpose of these rules, the term: (a) "Department" means the Department of Community Health of the State of Georgia; (b) "Injury" means any discernible, unintentional damage to tissue (such as eye or skin), resulting from exposure to laser radiation; or untoward biologic …

(1) No person may possess or operate a laser system without first registering, in writing, with the Department within thirty (30) days after the effective date of these regulations, the laser system, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this rule. (2) Any person acquiring a las…

Any person possessing or operating a laser system shall report, in writing, to the Department within fifteen (15) days of detection of any injury to an individual, regardless of severity or extent, in the course of operating, handling, servicing, or manufacturing a laser system. …

Every person who has registered a laser system and who permanently discontinues the operation of, or permanently disposes of, his laser system shall notify the Department, in writing, within thirty (30) days of such action.

No person may be required to register a laser system which cannot be energized or which is in transit.

The administration and enforcement of these rules and regulations shall be in accordance with Code of Georgia Annotated § 31-13-10.

(1) Membership Terms. The Georgia Coroner's Training Council is composed of five (5) coroners, a licensed physician, and the superintendent of the Georgia Police Academy or his designee. The five (5) coroners shall be appointed by the Board of Public Safety with three (3) of such…

(1) The following words and terms shall have the following meaning: (a) "Act" means the Georgia Coroner's Training Council Act. (b) "Annual Training" means an approved training program of an ongoing nature generally offered for the purpose of updating or refreshing a coroner's kn…

(1) The Council is vested with the following functions and authority: (a) To meet at such times and places as is necessary. (b) To cooperate with and secure the cooperation of every department, agency, or instrumentality of the state government or its political subdivisions in fu…

A qualified coroner is a person duly elected or appointed who, except for meeting the training requirements, meets all the qualifications set forth in O.C.G.A. 45-16-1. A qualified deputy coroner is a person duly appointed who, except for meeting the training requirements, meets …

(1) A qualified coroner shall make application for certification to the Council on a form approved by the Council. Such application shall become a permanent record of the Council. It is the responsibility of the coroner to keep the information on such application current during t…

(1) A qualified deputy coroner shall make application for certification to the Council on a form approved by the Council. Such application shall become a permanent record of the Council. It is the responsibility of the deputy coroner to keep the information on such application cu…

(1) For each calendar year following the year of Initial certification, each certified coroner and deputy coroner shall complete 24 hours of additional training in approved courses in order to maintain such certification. It is the responsibility of the coroner or deputy coroner …

(1) The Council shall formulate and promulgate a program of instruction for coroners and deputy coroners it deems necessary, which shall be designated as the Basic Course. The Basic Course shall be of such duration as the Council may provide and shall be scheduled at least twice …

(1) Any interested person may petition the Council requesting the promulgation of a rule or the amendment or repeal of a rule already in force, as contemplated in the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act. (a) Form of Petition. Each such petition shall be filed with the Council in…

(1) The Council shall have authority to suspend or withdraw a certified coroner or certified deputy coroner under this rule pursuant to O.C.G.A. 45-16-65 upon a determination by the Council that the certified coroner or certified deputy coroner has: (a) Failed to obtain the requi…

(1) The Council or hearing officer designated by the Council may deny or dismiss a request for a hearing for the following reasons: (a) It has been withdrawn by the affected party; (b) If the affected party or his representative fails to appear at a pre-hearing conference schedul…