§ 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 […]
§ 31-27-6. Assessment for Persons in Attendance Beyond Number Specified
The person promoting or holding a mass gathering shall be assessed at the rate of $5.00 for each person in attendance beyond the number specified in the application for such mass gathering. Any such assessment shall be remitted to the state treasury and credited to the general fund. History. Code 1933, § 88-1206a, enacted by […]
§ 31-27-7. Emergency Powers of Governor; Authority of Director of Civil Defense Division
In the event the commissioner of public health determines that the various facilities appropriate for security of life or health are inadequate due to the unprecedented size of the mass gathering, failure of the person or persons responsible for providing facilities, services, and other requirements of this chapter, or for any other reason, the commissioner […]
§ 31-27-8. Recovery by State for Costs and Damages
Any department or agency of the state which assumes the obligations of any person who has defaulted under this chapter may maintain an action at law to recover actual costs and damages suffered against the person holding or promoting a mass gathering, or one who defaults in the performance of an obligation. All damages recovered […]
§ 31-27-9. Rules and Regulations
The department is authorized to adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as may appear necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. History. Code 1933, § 88-1209a, enacted by Ga. L. 1971, p. 252, § 1.
§ 31-27-10. Applicability of Chapter
This chapter shall not apply to: Any mass gathering which is to be held in any regularly established permanent place of worship, athletic field, auditorium, coliseum, or other similar permanently established building within the maximum seating capacity; Fairs and similar industrial-agricultural exhibitions which have been in existence for at least five consecutive years prior to […]
§ 31-26-2. Requirement of Certificate; Application; Educational Requirements; Issuance, Suspension, and Revocation
No person shall practice midwifery without first receiving from the Department of Public Health a certificate of authority as provided in this Code section and registering his or her name, address, and occupation with the county board of health and the local registrar, as defined in Code Section 31-10-2, of vital statistics in the county […]
§ 31-27-11. Civil Penalty
Any person who is found by any agency or department after a hearing to have violated any provision of this chapter or duly promulgated supplementary rules and regulations or failed, neglected, or refused to comply with any final or emergency order of any agency or department acting under authority of this chapter shall be liable […]
§ 31-26-3. Rules and Regulations
The department shall have the authority and power to adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as may appear necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, minimum educational and physical requirements for midwives and procedures and techniques to be employed and ethics to be observed in […]
§ 31-27-12. Criminal Penalty
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1933, § 88-1211a, enacted by Ga. L. 1971, p. 252, § 1.