§ 49-9-52. Purpose of Council; “Employment First Policy” or “Employment first.”
The purpose of the Employment First Georgia Council shall be to advise the Governor, General Assembly, and state agencies as to the adoption and integration of a policy that recognizes that competitive integrated employment, including self-employment, is the first and preferred option of all state funded services provided to working age individuals with disabilities. Such […]
§ 49-9-53. Powers, Duties, and Responsibilities of Council
The council shall have the following powers, duties, and responsibilities to: Develop an Employment First training plan for providers of services to individuals with disabilities; Coordinate and conduct with other state, federal, and private entities, as appropriate, educational activities to increase awareness of the Employment First Policy; Evaluate the funding mechanism for services in the […]
§ 49-10-1. Board of Health Care Workforce; Composition; Expense Allowances; Staffing; Advisory Committees
The Georgia Board for Physician Workforce which existed on January 1, 2019, is continued in existence but on and after July 1, 2019, shall become and be known as the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, referred to in this chapter as the “board,” and shall be attached to the Department of Community Health for […]
§ 49-10-2. Purpose
The purpose of the board shall be to address the health care workforce needs of Georgia communities through the support and development of medical education programs and to increase the number of physicians and health care practitioners practicing in underserved rural areas. History. Code 1981, § 49-10-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 616, […]
§ 49-10-3. Powers, Duties, and Responsibilities
The board shall have the following powers, duties, and responsibilities: To locate and determine specific underserved areas of the state in which unmet priority needs exist for physicians and health care practitioners by monitoring and evaluating the supply and distribution of physicians and health care practitioners by specialty and geographical location; To award service cancelable […]
§ 49-9-16. Lien Upon Causes of Actions; Procedure for Perfecting Lien; Notice; Fee; Releases and Covenants Not to Sue
Where a person with disabilities who receives vocational rehabilitation services is entitled to recover damages for said injuries, the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency shall have a lien, in an amount not to exceed the cost of rehabilitation services rendered, upon any and all causes of action accruing to the individual to whom such services were […]
§ 49-10-4. Power to Make Contracts; Authority to Adopt Rules and Regulations
The board shall have the power to contract with other state and federal agencies, persons, corporations, associations, institutions, and authorities in carrying out its responsibilities. In addition, the board shall have the authority to adopt reasonable rules and regulations to carry out those responsibilities. History. Code 1981, § 49-10-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, […]
§ 49-9-17. Authorization to Retain Title; Authorization to Sell; Surplus; Receipts; Deposit of Funds Received
The agency is authorized to retain title to any property, tools, instruments, training supplies, equipment, or other items of value acquired for use of persons with disabilities and to repossess and transfer them for the use of other persons with disabilities. The board is authorized to offer for sale any items acquired in the operation […]
§ 49-10-5. Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base; Definitions; Established; Minimum Data Set
As used in this Code section, the term: “Addictive disease” has the same meaning as in Code Section 37-1-1. “Behavioral health care provider” means any health care provider regulated by a licensing board who primarily provides treatment or diagnosis of mental health or substance use disorders. “Licensing board” means: Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, […]
§ 49-9-18. Confidentiality; Penalty
It shall be unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program and in accordance with regulations, policies, and procedures, for any person or persons to solicit, disclose, receive, or make use of or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of any list of, or names […]