Title 31 — Title 31
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O.C.G.A. § 31-53-1 Legislative findings
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The General Assembly finds that Georgia faces population and community health challenges. The current health infrastructure must be adapted to adequately integrate state and private resources in a manner that will serve to maximize the state’s goals, including improved access to …
O.C.G.A. § 31-53-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Director’’ means the director of health strategy and coordination established pursuant to Code Section 31-53-4. (2) ‘‘Office’’ means the Office of Health Strategy and Coordination established pursuant to Code Section 31-53-3. History. — Co…
O.C.G.A. § 31-53-20 Legislative findings; public policy declaration
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(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Cost of care, diagnostic metrics, care gaps, and best practices are best analyzed with large-scale data; (2) The current data infrastructure must be adapted to adequately integrate state and private resources in a manner that will serve th…
O.C.G.A. § 31-53-21 Establishment of Georgia Data Access Forum; composition; membership
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(a) The office shall convene a Georgia Data Access Forum composed of health care stakeholders and experts, including representatives from: (1) The Georgia Health Information Network; (2) Hospital associations; (3) Physician associations; (4) Pharmacy associations; (5) Dental asso…
O.C.G.A. § 31-53-22 Purpose
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The purpose of the Georgia Data Access Forum shall be to make recommendations to the office on: (1) Conducting a baseline analysis of the current data base infrastructure; (2) Identifying common goals for the state and stakeholders; (3) Prioritizing desired data base functions; (…
O.C.G.A. § 31-53-23 Law reviews
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— For article, ‘‘The Aftermath of Baby Doe and the Evolution of Newborn Intensive Care,’’ see 25 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 835 (2009). For article, ‘‘The Problem of Non-Identity in Valuing Newborn Human Life,’’ see 25 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 865 (2009). For article, ‘‘Baby Doe: Does It Reall…
O.C.G.A. § 31-53-4 Appointment of director; qualifications; authority; additional personnel
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(a) There is created the position of director of health strategy and coordination who shall be the chief administrative officer of the office. The Governor shall appoint the director who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. 1022 31-53-5 (b) The director shall have such ed…
O.C.G.A. § 31-53-5 Advisory committees; membership; function
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(a) The director shall have the power to establish and abolish advisory committees as he or she deems necessary to inform effective strategy development and execution. (b) Membership on an advisory committee shall not constitute public office, and no member shall be disqualified …
O.C.G.A. § 31-53-6 Compiling of reports; public dissemination of data
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(a) The office shall compile reports received from the following boards, commissions, committees, councils, and offices pursuant to each such entity’s respective statutory reporting requirements: (1) The Maternal Mortality Review Committee; (2) The Office of Women’s Health; (3) T…