§ 31-15A-1. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Bone Mass Measurement Coverage Act.” History. Code 1981, § 31-15A-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 877, § 2.
§ 31-15A-2. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Accident and sickness insurance benefit plan, policy, or contract” has the meaning provided by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 33-24-28.1, provided that such term shall not include a limited benefit insurance policy as defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of Code Section 33-30-12. “Bone […]
§ 31-15A-3. Insurance Benefit Plan Shall Provide Coverage for Bone Mass Measurement; Education
Every group or individual accident or sickness insurance benefit plan, policy, or contract that provides hospital, medical, or surgical coverage that is issued, amended, delivered, or renewed in this state on or after July 1, 1998, shall make available as a part of the plan, policy, or contract or as an optional endorsement to the […]
§ 31-14-8.2. Appeal From Orders of Superior Court or Hearing Examiner; Costs; Right to Counsel
Either party may appeal any order of the superior court or hearing examiner in a proceeding under this chapter. An order of the superior court may be appealed to the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court as provided by law but shall be heard as expeditiously as possible. The appeal of an order of […]
§ 31-16-1. Findings; Declaration of Purpose
The physician and that physician’s patient retain the discretion to determine whether or not a kidney dialyzer should be reused. No licensed kidney dialysis clinic or provider of kidney dialysis services which is certificated by the Department of Community Health may interfere with the exercise of that discretion by: Requiring the reuse of such dialyzer […]
§ 31-14-9. Procedure for Securing Discharge; Petition for Habeas Corpus
At any time after commitment and not more often than once every six months, the patient or any friend or relative having reason to believe that the patient no longer has active tuberculosis or that the patient’s discharge will not endanger the public health may institute proceedings by petition in the superior court of the […]
§ 31-17-1. Enumeration of Diseases Deemed Dangerous to Public Health
Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chancroid, hereinafter referred to as sexually transmitted diseases, are declared to be contagious, infectious, communicable, and dangerous to the public health. History. Ga. L. 1918, p. 275, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-501; Code 1933, § 88-1601, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 2020, p. 55, § […]
§ 31-14-10. Enforcement of Rules and Regulations by County Boards of Health
The county boards of health or their duly authorized agents shall, within their respective limits, enforce rules and regulations adopted by the department for the protection of the public against active tuberculosis. History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 348, § 3; Code 1933, § 88-703, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; […]
§ 31-17-2. Report of Diagnosis or Treatment to Health Authorities
Any physician or other person who makes a diagnosis of or treats a case of sexually transmitted disease and any superintendent or manager of a hospital, dispensary, or charitable or penal institution in which there is discovered a case of sexually transmitted disease shall make report of such case to the health authorities in such […]
§ 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 […]