§ 31-12-4. Isolation and Segregation of Diseased Persons; Quarantine
The department and all county boards of health may, from time to time, require the isolation or segregation of persons with communicable diseases or conditions likely to endanger the health of others. The department may, in addition, require quarantine or surveillance of carriers of disease and persons exposed to, or suspected of being infected with, […]
§ 31-11-132. Office of Cardiac Care; Level Designations and Requirements
There shall be established the Office of Cardiac Care within the Department of Public Health. The office shall administer the designation process provided for in this article, including, but not limited to, data collection, analysis and reporting, and site visits. The office shall designate hospitals that meet the criteria set forth in this article as […]
§ 31-12-4.1. Smallpox Vaccination and Treatment Program
The Georgia General Assembly makes the following findings: The attacks of September and October, 2001, on the United States have heightened concerns that terrorists may have access to the smallpox virus and may attempt to use it against the American public. In light of these concerns, and in order to secure public health and national […]
§ 31-11-133. Designation as Emergency Cardiac Care Center; Suspension or Revocation
A hospital shall apply to the office for designation as an emergency cardiac care center through an application process to be determined by the office. A hospital shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the office that the hospital meets the applicable criteria set forth in this article. The application process may include an on-site inspection […]
§ 31-11-134. Data Reporting System
The office shall establish a data reporting system which may be composed of one or more data bases for the reporting of data on all out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients and all heart attack patients. The data reporting system may be composed of data bases established or designated by the office, including, but not limited to, […]
§ 31-11-135. Grants to Hospitals; Reporting
In order to encourage and ensure the establishment of emergency cardiac care centers throughout the state, the office shall award grants, subject to appropriations from the General Assembly, to hospitals that seek designation as emergency cardiac care centers and demonstrate a need for financial assistance to develop the necessary infrastructure, including personnel and equipment, in […]
§ 31-11-136. Listing of Emergency Cardiac Care Centers; Emergency Cardiac Care Triage Assessment Tool; Protocols
Beginning June 1, 2018, and each year thereafter, the office shall provide a list of emergency cardiac care centers designated pursuant to this article to the medical director of each licensed emergency medical services provider in this state, shall maintain a copy of such list in the office, and shall post such list on the […]
§ 31-11-137. Statutory Construction
This article shall not be construed to be a medical practice guideline or to establish a standard of care for treatment and shall not be used to restrict the authority of a hospital to provide services for which it has received a license under state law. The General Assembly intends that all patients be treated […]
§ 31-11-138. Advertisement as Emergency Cardiac Care Center
A hospital may not advertise to the public, by way of any medium whatsoever, that it is identified by the state as an emergency cardiac care center unless the hospital has been designated as such by the office pursuant to this article. History. Code 1981, § 31-11-138 , enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 302, […]
§ 31-11-139. Rules and Regulations
The office shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this article. History. Code 1981, § 31-11-139 , enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 302, § 1/SB 102.