Title 31 — Title 31
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O.C.G.A. § 31-22-1 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Community Health. (2) ‘‘Clinical laboratory’’ means a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other exam…
O.C.G.A. § 31-22-11 Effect of this chapter on Chapter 34 of Title 43
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Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed or construed as affecting or repealing Chapter 34 of Title 43. 829 31-22-13 History. — Ga. L. 1972, p. 1257, § 6. 31-22-12. Injunction of operation of unlicensed clinical laboratories.
O.C.G.A. § 31-22-12 Injunction of operation of unlicensed clinical laboratories
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The operation or maintenance of an unlicensed clinical laboratory in violation of this chapter is declared a nuisance, inimical to the public health, welfare, and safety. The commissioner in the name of the people of the state through the Attorney General may, in addition to othe…
O.C.G.A. § 31-22-13 Penalty
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Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any of the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. — Ga. L. 1970, p. 531, § 9. 830 T.31, C.23 EYE BANKS 31-23-1 CHAPTER 23 EYE BANKS Sec. 31-23-1. 31-23-2. 31-23-3. 31-2…
O.C.G.A. § 31-22-2 Licenses
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(a) No clinical laboratory shall be operated without a license issued and in force pursuant to this chapter; provided, however, that the department may promulgate rules and regulations by which a facility or a part of a facility in which laboratory testing is done may qualify for…
O.C.G.A. § 31-22-4 Examination of human specimens
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(a) A clinical laboratory shall examine human specimens only at the request of a licensed physician, dentist, or other person authorized by law to use the findings of laboratory examinations. (b) All specimens accepted by a clinical laboratory shall be tested on the premises or i…
O.C.G.A. § 31-22-7 Reports to department
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(a) The department shall require reporting by clinical laboratories of evidence of such infectious diseases as the department may specify and shall furnish forms for such reporting. No clinical laboratory making reports shall be held liable for having violated a trust or confiden…
O.C.G.A. § 31-22-8 Inspections; evaluation program
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(a) The department shall make periodic inspections of every clinical laboratory, at its discretion. In lieu of or to supplement its own inspection program, the department may use results of inspections conducted by other accrediting agencies. For the purpose of this subsection, t…
O.C.G.A. § 31-22-9 Applicability of chapter
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(a) This chapter shall not apply to clinical laboratories which are: (1) Operated by the Georgia Health Sciences University, the Emory University School of Medicine, any other medical schools in Georgia, or the United States government; (2) Operated and maintained exclusively for…
O.C.G.A. § 31-22-9.1 HIV tests — Who may perform test
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘AIDS’’ means Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or AIDS Related Complex within the reporting criteria of the department. (2) ‘‘AIDS confidential information’’ means information which discloses that a person: (A) Has been diagnosed…
O.C.G.A. § 31-22-9.2 Law reviews
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— For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011). 31-17-5. Prophylactic treatment at childbirth.