2025 Code of Georgia
Title 31 - Health (Chs. 1 — 54)
Chapter 12 - Control of Hazardous Conditions, Preventable Diseases, and Metabolic Disorders (§§ 31-12-1 — 31-12-14)
Annotations
Opinion Notes
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Confidential 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.
Research References & Practice Aids
Administrative rules and regulations.Notification of Disease, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Public Health, Disease Surveillance and Control, Rule 511-2-1-.01 et seq.
Immunization of School Children, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Public Health, Disease Surveillance and Control, Rule 511-2-2-.01 et seq.
Tuberculosis Control, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Public Health, Disease Surveillance and Control, Rule 511-2-3-.01 et seq.
Serologic Tests for Pregnant Women, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Public Health, Health Promotion, Rule 511-5-4-.01 et seq.
Law reviews.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 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).
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).
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 31
- § 31-12-1. Power to conduct research and studies
- § 31-12-1.1. Definitions
- § 31-12-2. Required reporting of certain health conditions that may pose substantial risk; required reporting of neonatal abstinence syndrome
- § 31-12-2.1. Investigation of potential bioterrorism activity; regulations and planning for public health emergencies
- § 31-12-3. Power to require immunization and other preventive measures
- § 31-12-3.1. 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; immunity from liability
- § 31-12-5. State-wide network for medical genetics services
- § 31-12-6. Newborn screening system for inherited metabolic and genetic disorders; 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; prescription requirements; enforcement; penalty
- § 31-12-13. Bloodborne pathogen standards for occupational exposure of public employees
- § 31-12-14. Cancer research program fund; contributions; accounting
