§ 31-11-80. Short Title
This article shall be known and cited as the “Emergency Services Law.” History. Code 1981, § 31-11-80 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 668, § 1.
§ 31-11-81. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Emergency condition” means any physical or mental condition of a recent onset and severity, including but not limited to severe pain, regardless of the initial, interim, final, or other diagnoses that are given, that would lead a prudent layperson, possessing an average knowledge of medicine and health, to […]
§ 31-11-82. Evaluation of Person With Emergency Condition; Initiation of Intervention Without Prospective Authorization; Insurer May Not Deny Payment After Prospective Authorization Given
Once a person with an emergency condition presents himself or herself to an emergency medical provider for emergency services, that person shall be evaluated by medical personnel. This evaluation may include diagnostic testing to assess the extent of the condition, sickness, or injury if such testing is appropriate to stabilize the patient’s condition. For purposes […]
§ 31-11-100. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Burn trauma center” means a facility that has been designated by the Department of Public Health as a burn center and that admits at least 300 patients annually with the burn specific principal diagnosis codes as published by the International Classification of Diseases. “Trauma burn patient” means a […]
§ 31-11-101. Creation of Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission; Composition; Membership; Meetings; Vacancies; Compensation
There is created the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission which is assigned to the Department of Public Health for administrative purposes only, as prescribed in Code Section 50-4-3. The commission shall consist of nine members who shall be appointed as provided in this Code section. Five members shall be appointed by the Governor. The Governor […]
§ 31-11-102. Duties and Responsibilities
The Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission shall have the following duties and responsibilities: To apply for, receive, and administer state funds appropriated to the commission and federal funds and grants, private grants and donations, and other funds and donations. The commission’s annual distributions shall be capped and limited to funds received from the sources specified […]
§ 31-11-103. Trauma Care Network Trust Fund
There shall be established a Trauma Care Network Trust Fund as a separate fund in the state treasury and all funds held in the Georgia Trauma Trust Fund previously established by this Code section shall be transferred to the Trauma Care Network Trust Fund. The executive director of the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission shall […]
§ 31-11-110. Legislative Findings
The General Assembly finds and declares that: The rapid identification, diagnosis, and treatment of stroke can save the lives of stroke patients and in some cases can reverse neurological damage such as paralysis and speech and language impairments, leaving stroke patients with few or no neurological deficits; Despite significant advances in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, […]
§ 31-11-111. “Department” Defined
As used in this article, the term “department” means the same state agency or state board which regulates emergency medical services personnel and providers pursuant to this chapter. History. Code 1981, § 31-11-111 , enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1102, § 2/SB 549; Ga. L. 2016, p. 438, § 1/HB 853. Editor’s notes. Ga. […]
§ 31-11-112. Identification of Stroke Centers
The department shall identify hospitals that meet the criteria set forth in this article as comprehensive, primary, or remote treatment stroke centers. In addition, the department shall be authorized to establish one or more additional levels of stroke centers, in consultation with the Georgia Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry, as necessary based on advancements in medicine […]