§ 31-32-3. Savings Clause for Existing Living Wills and Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to, affect, or invalidate a living will or durable power of attorney for health care executed prior to July 1, 2007, to which the provisions of former Chapter 32 or Chapter 36 of this title shall continue to apply, nor shall it affect any claim, right, or […]
§ 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 […]
§ 31-30-1. [For Effective Date, See note.] Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Agent Orange” means the herbicide composed primarily of trichlorophenoxyacetic acid and dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. “Veteran” means a person who was a resident of this state at the time of his induction into the armed forces of the United States of America or was a resident of this state on […]
§ 31-30-2. [For Effective Date, See note.] Submission of Report to Department
A physician who has primary responsibility for treating a veteran who believes he may have been exposed to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including but not limited to Agent Orange, while serving in the armed forces of the United States shall, at the request of the veteran, submit a report to the […]
§ 31-30-3. [For Effective Date, See note.] Report by Department of Information Submitted Under Chapter; Conduct of Epidemiological Studies by Department
The department, in consultation and cooperation with a board certified medical toxicologist, shall compile and evaluate information submitted under this chapter into a report to be distributed annually to members of the General Assembly and to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the Georgia Department of Veterans Service. The report shall contain current […]
§ 31-28-3. Denial, Suspension, and Revocation of Permits
The county boards of health may suspend or revoke permits where the health, sanitation, and safety of the public require such action. When, in the judgment of such board or its duly authorized agents, it is necessary and proper that such application for a permit be denied or that a permit previously granted be suspended […]
§ 31-30-4. [For Effective Date, See note.] Disclosure of Identity of Subject of Report; Statistics as Public Information
The identity of a veteran about whom a report has been made under Code Section 31-30-2 or 31-30-3 may not be disclosed unless the veteran consents to the disclosure. Statistical information collected under this chapter is public information. History. Code 1981, § 31-30-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2321, § 1. Editor’s notes. […]