Title 31 — Title 31
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O.C.G.A. § 31-12A-9 Public education program
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The Department of Public Health and the agency designated by each local governing authority in this state may engage in a continuing program to explain and clarify the purposes and requirements of this chapter to citizens affected by it and to guide owners, operators, and manager…
O.C.G.A. § 31-13-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Radiation Control Act.’’ History. — Code 1933, § 88-1301, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 711, § 1. 31-13-2. Declaration of policy.
O.C.G.A. § 31-13-12 License required
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It shall be unlawful for any person to use, manufacture, assemble, distribute, produce, transport, receive, acquire, own, or possess any source of radiation required to be licensed or registered under this chapter unless licensed by or registered with the Department of Natural Re…
O.C.G.A. § 31-13-13 Penalties
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(a) Any person who violates the provisions of Code Section 31-13-7 or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to such Code section, or who violates the provisions of Code Section 31-13-12, or who hinders, obstructs, or otherwise interferes with any representative of the Depar…
O.C.G.A. § 31-13-14 Inspections and investigations
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The director or his duly authorized representatives shall have the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspection and investigation of conditions relating to the handling of radioactive materials in the state. History. — Code …
O.C.G.A. § 31-13-15 Investigation of apparent violations; initiation of legal proceedings
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The director shall have the authority to investigate any apparent violation of this chapter and to take any action authorized under this chapter as he deems necessary and may institute proceedings of mandamus or other proper legal proceedings to enforce this chapter. History. — C…
O.C.G.A. § 31-13-17 Declaration of existence of emergency
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Whenever the director finds that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the public health, safety, or well-being, the director, with the concurrence of the Governor, may issue an order declaring the existence of such an emergency and requiring that such action …
O.C.G.A. § 31-13-18 Hearing on order or notice of action
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Whenever a person is aggrieved or adversely affected by any action or by any order or orders of the director, such person may request and obtain a hearing by filing a petition with the director within 30 days after service of the order or notice of action. Such hearing and any ot…
O.C.G.A. § 31-13-19 Judicial review
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Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available before the director and who is aggrieved by a final order or action in a contested case is entitled to judicial review under this chapter. In this connection, all proceedings for judicial review shall be conducted…
O.C.G.A. § 31-13-2 Declaration of policy
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It is the policy of this state, in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the environment and the public health and safety of its citizens and, to the extent authorized under Article VI, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States: (1) To institute and maintain progr…
O.C.G.A. § 31-13-21 Temporary or permanent injunction; restraining order
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Whenever, in the judgment of the director, any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or will constitute any violation of this chapter, the director may apply to the superior court of the county where such person resides or, if such p…
O.C.G.A. § 31-13-22 Representation of director in actions
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It shall be the duty of the Attorney General or his representative to represent the director in all actions in connection with this chapter. History. — Code 1981, § 31-13-22, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 711, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 31-13-3 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Accelerator produced radioactive material’’ means any material made radioactive by a particle accelerator. (1.1) ‘‘By-product material’’ means any radioactive material, except special nuclear material, yielded in or made radioactive by exp…
O.C.G.A. § 31-13-6 Bonding licensees
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(a) The Department of Natural Resources may require the posting of a bond not to exceed $5 million by an existing general or specific licensee by amendment to an existing license or by a person making an 723 31-13-7 application for a new general or specific license, in order to a…
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. § 31-14-14 Immunity from liability
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Any physician, peace officer, attorney, or health official, or any hospital or facility official, agent, or other person employed by a private hospital or facility or at a hospital or facility operated by the state, by a political subdivision of the state, by a county board of he…
O.C.G.A. § 31-14-2 Petition for commitment
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When the county board of health or the Department of Public Health has evidence that any person has active tuberculosis and is violating the rules and regulations promulgated by the department or the orders issued by the county board of health and thereby presents a substantial r…
O.C.G.A. § 31-14-4 Service of copy of petition and order; penalty for failure to comply
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A copy of the petition and order shall be served on the person named in the petition. Any failure of such person to comply with the order or with the notice by the persons appointed therein to make examination shall be enforceable by attachment for contempt. History. — Ga. L. 195…
O.C.G.A. § 31-14-5 Circumstances allowing custody pending hearing
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Where a danger exists that the person named in the petition may abscond or conceal himself or herself or where the person is conducting himself or herself so as to present a substantial risk of exposing other persons to an imminent danger of infection, the court may, as a part of…
O.C.G.A. § 31-14-6 Report of persons making examination; service of copies
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The person or persons appointed by the order to make the examination shall file a report thereof, in triplicate, in the court wherein the proceeding is pending. The clerk of the superior court shall forthwith make service of one copy on the agency instituting the proceeding and o…
O.C.G.A. § 31-14-8.1 Continuation of confinement of patient; report required; hearing
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(a) If it is necessary to continue confinement of a committed patient beyond a period of two years ordered by a court or hearing examiner or authorized under subsection (d) of this Code section, the designated responsible physician of the tuberculosis inpatient unit shall review …
O.C.G.A. § 31-14-9 Procedure for securing discharge; petition for habeas corpus
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31-14-10. Enforcement of rules and regulations by county boards of health. 31-14-11. Unauthorized leave of committed person from hospital or facility.
O.C.G.A. § 31-15-1 Findings; declaration of purpose
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(a) It is declared and found that one of the most serious and tragic problems facing the public health and welfare is the death of thousands of persons in this state every year from cancer, although the present state of medical arts and technology could return many of these perso…
O.C.G.A. § 31-15-2 Establishment of program
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The Department of Public Health shall establish a program for prevention, control, and treatment of cancer which shall include the 748 31-15-3 care of cancer patients who require lifesaving therapy but are unable to pay for such services. History. — Code 1933, § 2502a, enacted by…
O.C.G.A. § 31-15-3 Findings; declaration of purpose
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Establishment of program. Functions of the Cancer Advisory Committee; membership; terms of office; vacancies.
O.C.G.A. § 31-15-4 Cancer control officer
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The commissioner shall appoint a cancer control officer. The cancer control officer shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine under Chapter 34 of Title 43 and shall be knowledgeable in the field of medicine covered by this chapter. He or she shall administer the cancer p…
O.C.G.A. § 31-15-5 Duties of commissioner
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The commissioner, with the advice of the Cancer Advisory Committee, shall: (1) Develop standards for determining eligibility of patients for care and treatment under this program, set standards for the equipping and staffing of cancer clinics located strategically throughout the …
O.C.G.A. § 31-15-6 Right to benefits under other programs
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to exclude patients with cancer from the benefits of any program of state or federal aid for which they might otherwise qualify. History. — Code 1933, § 88-2506a, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 753, § 1. 752 T.31, C.15A BONE MASS MEASUREMENT…
O.C.G.A. § 31-15A-1 Short title
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31-15A-2. Definitions. 31-15A-3. Insurance benefit plan shall provide coverage for bone mass measurement; education. Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 1998, p. 877, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘(1) Osteoporosis affects 28 million Americans and each year resu…
O.C.G.A. § 31-15A-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: 753 31-15A-3 (1) ‘‘Accident and sickness insurance benefit plan, policy, or contract’’ has the meaning provided by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 33-24-28.1, provided that such term shall not include a limited benefit insurance …
O.C.G.A. § 31-16-1 Findings; declaration of purpose
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(a) It is declared and found that one of the most serious and tragic problems facing the public health and welfare is the death of hundreds of persons in this state every year from chronic renal disease, although the present state of medical arts and technology could return these…
O.C.G.A. § 31-16-2 Establishment of program
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The Department of Public Health shall establish a program for the prevention, control, and treatment of kidney disease which shall include the care of patients suffering from chronic kidney failure who require lifesaving therapy but are unable to pay for such services on a contin…
O.C.G.A. § 31-16-4 Staff
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The commissioner shall provide staff to carry out administration of this program including, but not limited to, consultant physicians, administrative assistants, and clerical support. History. — Code 1981, § 31-16-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1413, § 1. Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. …
O.C.G.A. § 31-16-5 Duties of commissioner
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The commissioner, with the advice of the KDAC, shall: (1) Develop standards for determining eligibility of patients for care and treatment under this program and set physical and medical standards for the operation of dialysis and kidney transplantation centers. When such centers…
O.C.G.A. § 31-16-6 Right to benefits under other programs
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to exclude patients with kidney disease from the benefits of any program of state or federal aid for which they might otherwise qualify. History. — Code 1933, § 88-3006, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 708, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 31-16-8 Duties of commissioner
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Right to benefits under other programs. Reuse of kidney dialyzer; limitation; authority; failure to comply. Task force on kidney dialysis centers; establishment; membership; meetings; report; abolition [Repealed]. 31-16-1. Findings; declaration of purpose.
O.C.G.A. § 31-17-2 Report of diagnosis or treatment to health authorities
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Any physician or other person who makes a diagnosis of or treats a case of venereal disease and any superintendent or manager of a hospital, dispensary, or charitable or penal institution in which there is discovered a case of venereal disease shall make report of such case to th…
O.C.G.A. § 31-17-3 Examination and treatment by health authorities
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The authorized agent or agents of the Department of Public Health and county boards of health are directed and empowered, when in their judgment it is necessary to protect the public health, to make examination of persons infected or suspected of being infected with venereal dise…
O.C.G.A. § 31-17-4 Serologic tests of pregnant women
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The department may require every pregnant woman to submit to a standard serologic test, as defined by the department, and may require any person attending or giving prenatal care to such woman to take or cause to be taken a blood specimen for use in such test. Such specimens shal…
O.C.G.A. § 31-17-4.1 Chlamydia screening test
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Chlamydia screening test’’ means any laboratory test of the urogenital tract which specifically detects for infection by one or more agents of chlamydia trachomatis and which test is approved for such purposes by the federal Food …
O.C.G.A. § 31-17-4.2 HIV and Syphilis Pregnancy Screening
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(a) This Code section shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia HIV/Syphilis Pregnancy Screening Act of 2015.’’ (b) Every physician and health care provider who assumes responsibility for the prenatal care of a pregnant woman during gestation and at delivery shall be requi…
O.C.G.A. § 31-17-5 Prophylactic treatment at childbirth
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It shall be the duty of any person who shall be in attendance on any childbirth to apply to the child such prophylactic treatment as may be prescribed by the department to prevent blindness from gonococcus infection and otherwise to comply with such rules, regulations, and report…
O.C.G.A. § 31-17-6 Regulation of laboratories
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All laboratories conducting tests for venereal diseases shall comply with the rules, regulations, and reporting requirements prescribed therefor by the department. History. — Code 1933, § 88-1603, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 31-17-7.1 Expedited partner therapy
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Expedited partner therapy’’ means the practice of prescribing, ordering, or dispensing antibiotic drugs to the sexual partner or partners of a patient clinically diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea without physical examination o…
O.C.G.A. § 31-17-8 Penalty
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Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. — Code 1933, § 88-1607, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 31.
O.C.G.A. § 31-17A-1 HIV deemed dangerous to public health
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(a) Any term used in this chapter and defined in Code Section 31-22-9.1 shall have the meaning provided for such term in Code Section 31-22-9.1. (b) HIV and the degenerative diseases associated with it are declared to be contagious, infectious, communicable, and extremely dangero…
O.C.G.A. § 31-17A-3 Refusal to consent to test; procedure
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(a) If a person refuses to consent to an HIV test, as provided in Code Section 31-17A-2, the Department of Public Health may file a civil complaint with the superior court of the county of the residence of the person refusing the test. The complaint shall allege with specificity …
O.C.G.A. § 31-18-1 Declaration of policy
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It is the intent of the General Assembly to create a state-wide central registry for traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries to ensure the registration of all persons with traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries in order that all such persons might obtain information about rehab…
O.C.G.A. § 31-18-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Brain injury’’ means a traumatic injury to the brain (cranio-cerebral head trauma), not of a degenerative or congenital nature, but arising from blunt or penetrating trauma or from acceleration-deceleration forces, that is associated with …
O.C.G.A. § 31-18-3 Reporting procedures
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Every public and private health and social agency, every hospital or facility that has a valid permit or provisional permit issued by the Department of Community Health under Chapter 7 of this title, and every physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, if such physici…