§ 31-17-6. Regulation of Laboratories
All laboratories conducting tests for sexually transmitted diseases shall comply with the rules, regulations, and reporting requirements prescribed therefor by the department. History. Code 1933, § 88-1603, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 2020, p. 55, § 8/SB 372. The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, substituted “sexually transmitted” for […]
§ 31-17-7. Consent of Minor to Medical or Surgical Care or Services; Informing Spouse, Parent, Custodian, or Guardian
The consent to the provision of medical or surgical care or services by a hospital or public clinic or to the performance of medical or surgical care or services by a physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery, when such consent is given by a minor who is or professes to be afflicted with a […]
§ 31-17-7.1. Expedited Partner Therapy
As used in this Code section, the term: “Expedited partner therapy” means the practice of prescribing, ordering, or dispensing antibiotic drugs to the sexual partner or partners of a patient clinically diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea without physical examination of such partner or partners. “Licensed practitioner” means a physician licensed to practice medicine in this […]
§ 31-17-8. Penalty
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1933, § 88-1607, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 31.
§ 31-17A-1. Hiv Deemed Dangerous to Public Health
Any term used in this chapter and defined in Code Section 31-22-9.1 shall have the meaning provided for such term in Code Section 31-22-9.1. HIV and the degenerative diseases associated with it are declared to be contagious, infectious, communicable, and extremely dangerous to the public health. History. Code 1981, § 31-17A-1 , enacted by Ga. […]
§ 31-17A-2. Examination of Infected Persons; Administration of Hiv Test
The authorized agent or agents of the Department of Public Health are directed and empowered, when in their judgment it is necessary to protect the public health, to make examinations of persons infected or suspected of being infected with HIV and to administer an HIV test with the consent of the person being tested. In […]
§ 31-17A-3. Refusal to Consent to Test; Procedure
If a person refuses to consent to an HIV test, as provided in Code Section 31-17A-2, the Department of Public Health may file a civil complaint with the superior court of the county of the residence of the person refusing the test. The complaint shall allege with specificity the basis for the allegations which the […]
§ 31-17A-4. Pilot Program for Preexposure Prophylaxis Drug Assistance or Services
The department shall conduct a three-year pilot program for the purpose of providing preexposure prophylaxis drug assistance or services to persons who have tested negative for the HIV infection but who have risk factors that expose them to HIV. The pilot program shall be conducted in counties identified by the federal Centers for Disease Control […]
§ 31-18-1. Declaration of Policy
It is the intent of the General Assembly to create a state-wide central registry for traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries to ensure the registration of all persons with traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries in order that all such persons might obtain information about rehabilitative, independent living, and other services or goods provided by […]
§ 31-18-2. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Brain injury” means a traumatic injury to the brain (cranio-cerebral head trauma), not of a degenerative or congenital nature, but arising from blunt or penetrating trauma or from acceleration-deceleration forces, that is associated with any of these symptoms or signs attributed to the injury: decreased level of consciousness, […]