§ 31-14-8.2. Appeal From Orders of Superior Court or Hearing Examiner; Costs; Right to Counsel
Either party may appeal any order of the superior court or hearing examiner in a proceeding under this chapter. An order of the superior court may be appealed to the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court as provided by law but shall be heard as expeditiously as possible. The appeal of an order of […]
§ 31-14-9. Procedure for Securing Discharge; Petition for Habeas Corpus
At any time after commitment and not more often than once every six months, the patient or any friend or relative having reason to believe that the patient no longer has active tuberculosis or that the patient’s discharge will not endanger the public health may institute proceedings by petition in the superior court of the […]
§ 31-14-10. Enforcement of Rules and Regulations by County Boards of Health
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, § 88-703, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; […]
§ 31-14-11. Unauthorized Leave of Committed Person From Hospital or Facility
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 control unit, shall be taken into custody and returned thereto […]
§ 31-14-12. Applicability of Commitment Provisions to Persons Who Obey Rules and Regulations of Department
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 tuberculosis, in his or her home, or […]
§ 31-14-13. Order Directing Compliance With Plan of Evaluation or Outpatient Treatment; Contempt
In lieu of the petition for commitment as authorized by Code Section 31-14-2, the county board of health or the department may petition the court for an order directing the person to comply with a plan of evaluation or outpatient treatment. The department may also petition the court for an order directing the parents, guardians, […]
§ 31-14-14. Immunity From Liability
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 health, or by a hospital authority created pursuant […]
§ 31-14-1. “Active Tuberculosis” Defined; Declaration of Policy
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 antituberculosis treatment are still considered to have active tuberculosis and may be infectious. Active tuberculosis […]
§ 31-14-2. Petition for Commitment
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 risk of exposing other persons to an imminent danger […]
§ 31-14-3. Hearing on Petition; Notice; Physical Examination; Court Costs; Attorney’s Fee; Conduct of Hearing
Immediately upon the filing of a petition pursuant to Code Section 31-14-2, the judge of the superior court shall set the matter for a full and fair hearing on the petition. Such hearing shall be held no sooner than seven days and no later than 12 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, subsequent to the […]