§ 31-29-1. Amount of Compensation
Any employee of any state institution, agency, or department charged with the care, treatment, or diagnosis of persons infected with tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis who contracts tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis while employed by such institution, agency, or department may be carried on the payroll of such institution, agency, or department at one-half of his total […]
§ 31-29-2. Physical Examination Required for Compensation Under Code Section 31-29-1
In order for any employee of any state institution, agency, or department to be eligible to receive compensation under Code Section 31-29-1, he shall undergo a physical examination at the beginning of or during the course of his employment, which examination must show that he is free of tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis at the time […]
§ 31-29-3. Periodic Physical Examinations of Persons Receiving Compensation
Any institution, agency, or department having employees qualifying for compensation under Code Section 31-29-1 may require periodic physical examinations of such employees to determine if each such employee has recovered sufficiently to resume his duties without danger of spreading the infection. If an employee is found to have recovered sufficiently, he must forthwith return to […]
§ 31-29-4. Effect of Retirement Under Chapter 2 of Title 47
If an employee of any state institution, agency, or department elects to retire under the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia, if eligible to do so at the time it is ascertained that he has contracted tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis, the compensation authorized under Code Section 31-29-1 shall not be paid. History. Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. […]
§ 31-29-5. Contributions to Retirement System Where Employee Does Not Retire
In the event the employee is not eligible or does not elect to retire under the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia, if eligible to do so after contracting tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis, the state institution, agency, or department by which he is employed shall continue to make contributions to the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia, […]
§ 31-29-6. Rights of Employees Under State Personnel Administration
Any employee of any state institution, agency, or department who qualifies under Code Section 31-29-1 shall be given credit for all salary adjustments and the same eligibility for step increases to which he or she would have been entitled under the rules of the State Personnel Board had he or she not contracted tuberculosis or […]
§ 31-29-7. Rules and Regulations of Employing Authority; Exclusion From Right to Compensation of Employees Not Subject to Exposure
The superintendent or director having the legal authority to appoint employees of any state institution, agency, or department affected by Code Section 31-29-1 is authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations not inconsistent with Code Sections 31-29-1 through 31-29-6, to effectuate and carry out the intent and purpose of this chapter. Such superintendent or […]
§ 31-29-8. Specific Inclusion of Employees of Certain Institutions
It is declared to be the specific intent of Code Section 31-29-1 that the employees of the Central State Hospital, Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital, and Reidsville State Prison be covered by Code Sections 31-29-1 through 31-29-7. This Code section shall not be construed to exclude the employees of any other state institution, agency, or department […]