2020 Georgia Code
Title 31 - Health
Chapter 35 - Vaccinations for Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, and Public Safety Officers
- This chapter, which was enacted as Chapter 34 of Title 31, was renumbered as Chapter 35 pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5 in light of the previous enactment of a Chapter 34 by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1234.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Sovereign immunity.
- Sovereign immunity of a county was not waived by O.C.G.A. Ch. 35, T. 31 since the law does not create a general duty for counties to vaccinate officers. The chapter only requires vaccination at the request of an employee. Diaz v. Gwinnett County, 225 Ga. App. 807, 485 S.E.2d 42 (1997).
Official immunity of county employees was not waived since there was no evidence that the employees acted maliciously, willfully, or corruptly in connection with the failure of a police officer to be vaccinated against hepatitis B. Diaz v. Gwinnett County, 225 Ga. App. 807, 485 S.E.2d 42 (1997).
