2021 Georgia Code
Title 31 - Health
Chapter 12 - Control of Hazardous Conditions, Preventable Diseases, and Metabolic Disorders
- § 31-12-1. Power to Conduct Research and Studies
- § 31-12-1.1. "Bioterrorism" and "Public Health Emergency" Defined
- § 31-12-2. Reporting Certain Diseases and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome; Confidentiality; Reporting Required of Pharmacists; Immunity From Liability as to Information Supplied; Notification of Potential Bioterrorism
- § 31-12-2.1. Investigation of Potential Bioterrorism Activity; Regulations and Planning for Public Health Emergencies
- § 31-12-3. (See Editor's notes.) Power to Require Immunization and Other Preventive Measures
- § 31-12-3.1. (See Editor's notes.) Vaccination Registry; Reporting Requirements, Maintenance, and Use of Information
- § 31-12-3.2. Meningococcal Disease; Vaccinations; Disclosures
- § 31-12-4. Isolation and Segregation of Diseased Persons; Quarantine
- § 31-12-4.1. Smallpox Vaccination and Treatment Program
- § 31-12-5. State-Wide Network for Medical Genetics Services
- § 31-12-6. System for Prevention of Serious Illness, Severe Physical or Developmental Disability, and Death Resulting From Inherited Metabolic and Genetic Disorders; Establishment of Newborn Screening and Genetics Advisory Committee
- § 31-12-7. Rules and Regulations Regarding Tests for Sickle Cell Anemia, Sickle Cell Trait, and Other Metabolic and Genetic Disorders; Counseling; Fees
- § 31-12-8. Occupational Health and Safety
- § 31-12-9. Importation, Sale, and Breeding of Animals and Birds to Be Kept as Pets
- § 31-12-10. Right of Entry to Facility
- § 31-12-11. Abating Operation of Bathhouses
- § 31-12-12. Restrictions on Sale or Dispensing of Contact Lenses and Spectacles; Definitions; Responsibilities Relating to Prescriptions; Criminal Violation; Enforcement
- § 31-12-13. Definitions Concerning Bloodborne Pathogens; Standards; Funds for Research and Development
- § 31-12-14. Cancer Research Program Fund; Contributions; Accounting
- For article, "Lurching from Complacency to Panic in the Fight Against Dangerous Microbes: A Blueprint for a Common Secure Future," see 67 Emory L.J. 337 (2018). For article, "Liability for Vaccine Injury: The United States, the European Union, and the Developing World," see 67 Emory L.J. 415 (2018). For article, "Do State Lines Make Public Health Emergencies Worse? Federal Versus State Control of Quarantine," see 67 Emory L.J. 491 (2018). For note, "Who Calls the Shots?: Parents Versus the Parens Patriae Power of the States to Mandate Vaccines for Children in New York,” see 37 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 637 (2021). For comment, "Public Health vs. Patient Rights: Reconciling Informed Consent with HPR Vaccination," see 58 Emory L.J. 761 (2009). For comment, "Test At Your Own Risk: Your Genetic Report Card and the Direct-To-Consumer Duty to Secure Informed Consent," see 59 Emory L.J. 1553 (2010). For comment, "Closing the Gap: Protecting Predictive Neuroscience Information from Health Insurance Discrimination," see 64 Emory L.J. 1433 (2015).
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERALConfidential screening for the HTLV-III/LAV (AIDS) virus in convicted prostitutes may be required: (1) as a health measure by the Department of Human Resources; or (2) as a condition of probation by the sentencing court. 1986 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 86-19.
