§ 31-18-3. Reporting Procedures
Every public and private health and social agency, every hospital or facility that has a valid permit or provisional permit issued by the Department of Community Health under Chapter 7 of this title, and every physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, if such physician has not otherwise reported such information to another agency, […]
§ 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 […]
§ 31-17-3. Examination and Treatment by Health Authorities
The authorized agent or agents of the Department of Public Health and county boards of health are directed and empowered, when in their judgment it is necessary to protect the public health, to make examination of persons infected or suspected of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease; to require persons infected with a sexually […]
§ 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 […]
§ 31-15-1. Findings; Declaration of Purpose
It is declared and found that one of the most serious and tragic problems facing the public health and welfare is the death of thousands of persons in this state every year from cancer, although the present state of medical arts and technology could return many of these persons to a socially productive life. Advances […]
§ 31-15-2. Establishment of Program
The Department of Public Health shall establish a program for prevention, control, and treatment of cancer which shall include the care of cancer patients who require lifesaving therapy but are unable to pay for such services. History. Code 1933, § 2502a, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 753, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, […]
§ 31-15-3. Functions of the Cancer Advisory Committee; Membership; Terms of Office; Vacancies
The Governor shall appoint a Cancer Advisory Committee to advise the department in the administration of this chapter. The committee shall establish priorities and recommend relative budgets for the various purposes of this chapter as described below. The Cancer Advisory Committee shall consist of 18 members appointed by the Governor as follows: Four members representing […]
§ 31-15-4. Cancer Control Officer
The commissioner shall appoint a cancer control officer. The cancer control officer shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine under Chapter 34 of Title 43 and shall be knowledgeable in the field of medicine covered by this chapter. He or she shall administer the cancer program for the Department of Public Health in compliance […]