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O.C.G.A. § 31-14-1 ‘‘Active tuberculosis’’ defined; declaration of policy
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(a) As used in this chapter, the term ‘‘active tuberculosis’’ means a diagnosis demonstrated by clinical, bacteriologic, or diagnostic imaging evidence, or a combination thereof. Persons who have been diagnosed as having active tuberculosis and have not completed a course of anti…
O.C.G.A. § 31-14-10 Enforcement of rules and regulations by county boards of health
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The county boards of health or their duly authorized agents shall, within their respective limits, enforce rules and regulations adopted by the department for the protection of the public against active tuberculosis. History. — Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 348, § 3; Code 1933…
O.C.G.A. § 31-14-11 Unauthorized leave of committed person from hospital or facility
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Any person who leaves a hospital or facility approved by the department for the treatment of tuberculosis to which he or she has been committed by court order, without having been discharged by the medical staff of the tuberculosis inpatient unit or the community tuberculosis con…
O.C.G.A. § 31-14-12 Applicability of commitment provisions to persons who obey rules and regulations of department
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No person having active tuberculosis who, in his or her home or other place, obeys the rules and regulations of the department and county boards of health for the control of active tuberculosis or who voluntarily accepts care in a hospital or facility operated for the care of tub…