§ 34-9-417. Education Program on Substance Abuse
During the initial year of certification as provided in Code Section 34-9-412.1, an employer must provide all employees with a semiannual education program on substance abuse, in general, and its effects on the workplace, specifically. During the initial year, the first hour of the education program must include but is not limited to the following […]
§ 34-9-418. Supervisor Training on Substance Abuse
During the initial year of certification as provided in Code Section 34-9-412.1 and in addition to the education program provided in Code Section 34-9-417, an employer must provide all supervisory personnel with a minimum of two hours of supervisor training, which must include but is not limited to the following information: How to recognize signs […]
§ 34-9-419. Physician-Patient Relationship Not Created; Authorized Work Rules; Applicability of Article; Medical Screening or Other Tests Authorized; Employer Not Required to Establish Program
No physician-patient relationship is created between an employee or job applicant and an employer, medical review officer, or any person performing or evaluating a drug test solely by the establishment, implementation, or administration of a drug-testing program. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent an employer from establishing reasonable work rules related to […]
§ 34-9-420. Confidentiality of Information
All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, and test results, written or otherwise, received by the employer through a substance abuse testing program are confidential communications, but may be used or received in evidence, obtained in discovery, or disclosed in any civil or administrative proceeding, except as provided in subsection (d) of this Code section. Employers, […]
§ 34-9-421. Rules and Regulations
The State Board of Workers’ Compensation shall promulgate by rule or regulation procedures and forms for the certification of employers who establish and maintain a drug-free workplace which complies with the provisions of this article. The board shall be authorized to charge a fee for the certification of a drug-free workplace program in an amount […]
§ 34-9-430. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Employer” means a person or entity that is subject to the provisions of this chapter but shall not include the state or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state; any county; any county or independent school system; any municipal corporation; or any employer which is self-insured for […]
§ 34-9-388. Reports of Participant’s Insolvency; Participant’s Audits; Review of Applications for Self-Insurance and Recommendations Thereon
It shall be the duty of the board to report to the board of trustees when the board has reasonable cause to believe that any participant examined or being examined may be in danger of insolvency. The board shall, at the inception of a participant’s self-insured status and at least annually thereafter, so long as […]
§ 34-9-431. Certification of Work Based Learning Employer; Requirements
A work based learning employer that has been certified pursuant to this Code section may be eligible for a premium discount under such employer’s workers’ compensation insurance policy pursuant to Code Section 33-9-40.3. The State Board of Education shall certify to the State Board of Workers’ Compensation that a work based learning employer meets the […]
§ 34-9-389. State Absolved of Responsibility for Debts Incurred Under Fund
The State of Georgia shall not be responsible for any debts incurred as a result of the operation or administration of this fund. History. Code 1981, § 34-9-389 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 770, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 126, § 4/HB 1101.
§ 34-9-432. Certification of Compliance
A self-insured employer or an employer member of a group self-insurance fund that provides work based learning placements for one or more work based learning students substantially in accordance with Code Section 34-9-431 and that complies with all other provisions of this article required of employers in order to qualify for insurance premium discounts may […]