§ 31-11-116. Annual Reports
In order to assure that the patients are receiving the appropriate level of care and treatment at each level of stroke center in the state, each hospital identified as a stroke center shall annually report information, as specified by the department in its rules and regulations, to the department. The department shall collect the information […]
§ 31-11-60.2. Testing for Illegal Drug Usage by Emergency Medical Technicians; Requirements
All persons licensed or certified based upon successful completion of training set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Code Section 31-11-51 or paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Code Section 31-11-52 shall be subject to random testing for evidence of use of illegal drugs. Such testing shall occur at least biannually for the […]
§ 31-11-117. Statutory Construction
This article shall not be construed to be a medical practice guideline and shall not be used to restrict the authority of a hospital to provide services for which it has received a license under state law. The General Assembly intends that all patients be treated individually based on each patient’s needs and circumstances. History. […]
§ 31-11-61. Penalty
Any person who shall falsely represent himself to be a certified emergency medical technician, certified cardiac technician, or certified paramedic or who shall accept or continue in employment as such and perform the duties thereof without being certified as prescribed by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1933, § 88-3112.10, enacted […]
§ 31-11-118. Advertising
A hospital may not advertise to the public, by way of any medium whatsoever, that it is identified by the state as a comprehensive, primary, remote treatment, or other level stroke center unless the hospital has been identified as such by the department pursuant to this article. History. Code 1981, § 31-11-118 , enacted by […]
§ 31-11-80. Short Title
This article shall be known and cited as the “Emergency Services Law.” History. Code 1981, § 31-11-80 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 668, § 1.
§ 31-11-81. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Emergency condition” means any physical or mental condition of a recent onset and severity, including but not limited to severe pain, regardless of the initial, interim, final, or other diagnoses that are given, that would lead a prudent layperson, possessing an average knowledge of medicine and health, to […]
§ 31-11-82. Evaluation of Person With Emergency Condition; Initiation of Intervention Without Prospective Authorization; Insurer May Not Deny Payment After Prospective Authorization Given
Once a person with an emergency condition presents himself or herself to an emergency medical provider for emergency services, that person shall be evaluated by medical personnel. This evaluation may include diagnostic testing to assess the extent of the condition, sickness, or injury if such testing is appropriate to stabilize the patient’s condition. For purposes […]
§ 31-11-100. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Burn trauma center” means a facility that has been designated by the Department of Public Health as a burn center and that admits at least 300 patients annually with the burn specific principal diagnosis codes as published by the International Classification of Diseases. “Trauma burn patient” means a […]
§ 31-11-101. Creation of Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission; Composition; Membership; Meetings; Vacancies; Compensation
There is created the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission which is assigned to the Department of Public Health for administrative purposes only, as prescribed in Code Section 50-4-3. The commission shall consist of nine members who shall be appointed as provided in this Code section. Five members shall be appointed by the Governor. The Governor […]