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2025 Code of Georgia
Title 31 - Health (Chs. 1 — 54)
Chapter 1 - General Provisions (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-1-26)
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Code Commission notes.Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2019, the article designations in this chapter were removed.
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Cross references.Inapplicability of implied warranties to injection, transfusion, or other transfer of blood, blood plasma, or transplanting of tissue, bones, or organs, § 11-2-316.
Examination and immunization of public school children, §§ 20-2-770, 20-2-771.
Barbers and cosmetologists, § 43-10-1 et seq.
Georgia Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, § 44-5-140 et seq.
Liability for sale of unwholesome provisions of any kind or adulterated drugs, § 51-1-23 et seq.
Negligence prerequisite to recovery for damages for transfusions, transplants, and transfers of human blood, tissue, and organs, § 51-1-28.
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- § 31-1-1. Definitions
- § 31-1-2. Use of flammable materials in prescription eyeglass and sunglass frames; delivery of completed products; penalty
- § 31-1-3. Detection of hearing impairments in infants; evaluations
- § 31-1-3.1. Reporting disabled newborn persons; referral to and rosters of treatment and rehabilitative services; immunity
- § 31-1-3.2. Hearing screenings for newborns
- § 31-1-4. False representation and impersonation; penalty
- § 31-1-5. Compensation of employees for damage to wearing apparel caused by patients
- § 31-1-6. Reuse of heart pacemakers
- § 31-1-7. Marking of dentures and other removable dental prostheses for identification
- § 31-1-8. Notice of proposed special facility
- § 31-1-9. Breastfeeding of baby
- § 31-1-10. State health officer; duties; authorized state-wide prescriptions
- § 31-1-11. No legal compulsion to participate in health care system; no legal prohibition on purchase or sale of health insurance in private health care systems
- § 31-1-12. Educational information on pertussis and vaccine for parents of newborns
- § 31-1-13. Hemophilia Advisory Board
- § 31-1-14. Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) forms
- § 31-1-15. Use of auto-injectable epinephrine by authorized entities
- § 31-1-16. Reporting information concerning nurses holding multistate licenses
- § 31-1-17. Notification of dense breast tissue
- § 31-1-18. Individuals with high risk for breast cancer; consumer information
- § 31-1-19. Prohibition on use of state resources to advocate for or influence citizens in support of Medicaid expansion
- §§ 31-1-20 through 31-1-22. [Reserved]
- § 31-1-23. Blindness education, screening, and treatment program
- § 31-1-24. Organ transplant protections for individuals with disabilities; civil relief for violations
- § 31-1-25. Required information for potential patient-subjects for cancer clinical trials; reimbursements; federal compliance
- § 31-1-26. In vitro fertilization; construction of Code
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