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GA Code § 31-29-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 29 - Compensation of Employees of State Institutions Who Contract Tuberculosis or Infectious Hepatitis|§ 31-29-1. Amount of Compensation

 Any employee of any state institution, agency, or department charged with the care, treatment, or diagnosis of persons infected with tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis who contracts tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis while employed by such institution, agency, or department may be carried on the payroll of such institution, agency, or department at one-half of his total compensation or $150.00 per month, whichever is less, for the duration of his disability due to tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis, not to exceed 350 weeks. In the event of death of the employee while receiving compensation under this Code section, such compensation shall immediately cease.   (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 513, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-2401, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 737, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Applicability to employee retiring before effective date of Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 513.   - Employee who has not retired under Employee's Retirement Act and who contracted infectious hepatitis prior to effective date of Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 513, § 1 et seq., would not be compensated under this section. 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U70-170.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 82 Am. Jur. 2d, Worker's Compensation, §§ 359 et seq., 383.   C.J.S.   - 100 C.J.S. (Rev), Workers' Compensation, § 547.
GA Code § 31-29-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 29 - Compensation of Employees of State Institutions Who Contract Tuberculosis or Infectious Hepatitis|§ 31-29-2. Physical Examination Required for Compensation Under Code Section 31-29-1

  In order for any employee of any state institution, agency, or department to be eligible to receive compensation under Code Section 31-29-1, he shall undergo a physical examination at the beginning of or during the course of his employment, which examination must show that he is free of tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis at the time of physical examination.   All physical examinations conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section shall be provided free of charge by the institution, agency, or department employing the person.    (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 513, §§ 2, 3; Code 1933, §§ 88-2402, 88-2403, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 737, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 29 Am. Jur. 2d, Evidence, § 555 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 99 C.J.S. (Rev), Workers' Compensation, § 372. 100 C.J.S. (Rev), Workers' Compensation, §§ 630, 704, 726. 100A C.J.S., Workers' Compensation, §§ 1120 et seq., 1131 et seq., 1184 et seq., 1205 et seq., 1247.
GA Code § 31-29-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 29 - Compensation of Employees of State Institutions Who Contract Tuberculosis or Infectious Hepatitis|§ 31-29-3. Periodic Physical Examinations of Persons Receiving Compensation

 Any institution, agency, or department having employees qualifying for compensation under Code Section 31-29-1 may require periodic physical examinations of such employees to determine if each such employee has recovered sufficiently to resume his duties without danger of spreading the infection. If an employee is found to have recovered sufficiently, he must forthwith return to his duties. In the event of failure to do so, he shall be removed from the payroll of the institution, agency, or department.   (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 513, § 4; Code 1933, § 88-2404, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 737, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 82 Am. Jur. 2d, Worker's Compensation, §§ 503, 504.   ALR.    - Requiring physical examination of insured in action for disability or accident benefits, 163 A.L.R. 923; 5 A.L.R.3d 929.
GA Code § 31-29-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 29 - Compensation of Employees of State Institutions Who Contract Tuberculosis or Infectious Hepatitis|§ 31-29-4. Effect of Retirement Under Chapter 2 of Title 47

 If an employee of any state institution, agency, or department elects to retire under the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, if eligible to do so at the time it is ascertained that he has contracted tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis, the compensation authorized under Code Section 31-29-1 shall not be paid.   (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 513, § 5; Code 1933, § 88-2405, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 737, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-29-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 29 - Compensation of Employees of State Institutions Who Contract Tuberculosis or Infectious Hepatitis|§ 31-29-5. Contributions to Retirement System Where Employee Does Not Retire

 In the event the employee is not eligible or does not elect to retire under the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, if eligible to do so after contracting tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis, the state institution, agency, or department by which he is employed shall continue to make contributions to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, based on the employee's total or reduced compensation, for the duration of his illness, not to exceed a maximum of 350 weeks. The employee may elect to continue his contributions to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia based on his total compensation or on the reduced compensation received from the institution, agency, or department. The retirement credits and benefits of an employee receiving compensation under Code Section 31-29-1 shall be based upon the compensation elected and contributed on by the employee.   (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 513, § 6; Code 1933, § 88-2406, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 737, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Code section inapplicable to one not retired under Employee's Retirement Act.   - Employee not retired under Employee's Retirement Act who contracted infectious hepatitis prior to effective date of Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 513, § 1 et seq., would not be compensated. 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U70-170.
GA Code § 31-29-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 29 - Compensation of Employees of State Institutions Who Contract Tuberculosis or Infectious Hepatitis|§ 31-29-6. Rights of Employees Under State Personnel Administration

 Any employee of any state institution, agency, or department who qualifies under Code Section 31-29-1 shall be given credit for all salary adjustments and the same eligibility for step increases to which he or she would have been entitled under the rules of the State Personnel Board had he or she not contracted tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis and had he or she remained on the job full time in the same capacity and with the same status as he or she had previously attained.   (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 513, § 7; Code 1933, § 88-2407, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 737, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 2/SB 97; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-42/HB 642.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."
GA Code § 31-29-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 29 - Compensation of Employees of State Institutions Who Contract Tuberculosis or Infectious Hepatitis|§ 31-29-7. Rules and Regulations of Employing Authority; Exclusion From Right to Compensation of Employees Not Subject to Exposure

 The superintendent or director having the legal authority to appoint employees of any state institution, agency, or department affected by Code Section 31-29-1 is authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations not inconsistent with Code Sections 31-29-1 through 31-29-6, to effectuate and carry out the intent and purpose of this chapter. Such superintendent or director may exclude from the coverage of Code Section 31-29-1 the employees of divisions or units of the institution, agency, or department who, in the opinion of the superintendent or director, have no occupational exposure to tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis.   (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 513, § 9; Code 1933, § 88-2409, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 737, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-29-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 29 - Compensation of Employees of State Institutions Who Contract Tuberculosis or Infectious Hepatitis|§ 31-29-8. Specific Inclusion of Employees of Certain Institutions

 It is declared to be the specific intent of Code Section 31-29-1 that the employees of the Central State Hospital, Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital, and Reidsville State Prison be covered by Code Sections 31-29-1 through 31-29-7. This Code section shall not be construed to exclude the employees of any other state institution, agency, or department charged with the care, treatment, or diagnosis of persons infected with tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis who are subject to occupational exposure to tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis.   (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 513, § 10; Code 1933, § 88-2410, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 737, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-30-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 30 - Reports on Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange|§ 31-30-1. (For Effective Date, See note.) Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Agent Orange" means the herbicide composed primarily of trichlorophenoxyacetic acid and dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.   "Veteran" means a person who was a resident of this state at the time of his induction into the armed forces of the United States of America or was a resident of this state on or after November 1, 1982, and who served in Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos during the Vietnam Conflict.     (Code 1981, §31-30-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2321, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 31-30-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 30 - Reports on Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange|§ 31-30-2. (For Effective Date, See note.) Submission of Report to Department

  A physician who has primary responsibility for treating a veteran who believes he may have been exposed to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including but not limited to Agent Orange, while serving in the armed forces of the United States shall, at the request of the veteran, submit a report to the department on a form provided by the department. If there is no physician having primary responsibility for treating the veteran, the hospital treating the veteran shall, at the request of the veteran, submit the report to the department.   The form provided by the department to the physician shall request the following information:   Symptoms of the veteran which may be related to exposure to a chemical defoliant or herbicide or other causative agent, including Agent Orange;   Diagnosis of the veteran; and   Methods of treatment prescribed.     The department may require the veteran to provide such other information as determined by the commissioner.     (Code 1981, §31-30-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2321, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 31-30-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 30 - Reports on Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange|§ 31-30-3. (For Effective Date, See note.) Report by Department of Information Submitted Under Chapter; Conduct of Epidemiological Studies by Department

  The department, in consultation and cooperation with a board certified medical toxicologist, shall compile and evaluate information submitted under this chapter into a report to be distributed annually to members of the General Assembly and to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the Georgia Department of Veterans Service. The report shall contain current research findings on the effects of exposure to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including Agent Orange, and statistical information compiled from reports submitted by physicians or hospitals.   The department, in consultation and cooperation with a board certified medical toxicologist, shall conduct epidemiological studies on veterans who have cancer or other medical problems associated with exposure to a chemical defoliant or herbicide or any other causative agent, including Agent Orange, or who have children born with birth defects after the veterans' suspected exposure to a chemical defoliant or herbicide or any other causative agent, including Agent Orange. The department must obtain consent from each veteran to be studied under this subsection. The department shall compile and evaluate information obtained from these studies into a report to be distributed as provided by subsection (a) of this Code section.     (Code 1981, §31-30-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2321, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 45, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 31-30-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 30 - Reports on Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange|§ 31-30-4. (For Effective Date, See note.) Disclosure of Identity of Subject of Report; Statistics as Public Information

 The identity of a veteran about whom a report has been made under Code Section 31-30-2 or 31-30-3 may not be disclosed unless the veteran consents to the disclosure. Statistical information collected under this chapter is public information.    (Code 1981, §31-30-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2321, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 31-30-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 30 - Reports on Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange|§ 31-30-5. (For Effective Date, See note.) Immunity of Physician or Hospital Providing Required Information

 A physician or a hospital subject to this chapter who complies with this chapter may not be held civilly or criminally liable for providing the information required by this chapter.    (Code 1981, §31-30-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2321, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 31-30-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 30 - Reports on Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange|§ 31-30-6. (For Effective Date, See Note) Actions for Release of Information and Individual Medical Records

 The Attorney General may represent a class of individuals composed of veterans who may have been injured because of contact with chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including Agent Orange, in an action for release of information relating to exposure to such chemicals during military service and for release of individual medical records.    (Code 1981, §31-30-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2321, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 31-30-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 30 - Reports on Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange|§ 31-30-7. (For Effective Date, See note.) Referral of Veterans for Medical and Financial Assistance; Screening Services to Ascertain Physical Damage From Exposure

  The department and the health science centers and other medical facilities of the University System of Georgia shall institute a cooperative program to:   Refer veterans to appropriate state and federal agencies for the purpose of filing claims to remedy medical and financial problems caused by the veterans' exposure to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including Agent Orange; and   Provide veterans with fat tissue biopsies, genetic counseling, and genetic screening to determine if the veteran has suffered physical damage as a result of substantial exposure to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including Agent Orange.     The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to the administration of the programs authorized by this Code section.     (Code 1981, §31-30-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2321, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 31-30-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 30 - Reports on Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange|§ 31-30-8. (For Effective Date, See note.) Discontinuance of Referral and Screening Programs Performed by Federal Government

 If the commissioner determines that an agency of the federal government is performing the referral and screening functions required by Code Section 31-30-7, the commissioner may discontinue any program required by this chapter or any duty required of a physician or hospital under this chapter.    (Code 1981, §31-30-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2321, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.
GA Code § 31-30-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 30 - Reports on Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange|§ 31-30-9. (For Effective Date, See note.) When Chapter Effective

 This chapter shall become effective when and to the extent that funds are appropriated and available to the Department of Public Health under an appropriation which specifically refers to this chapter and provides that it is intended for the implementation of this chapter.    (Code 1981, §31-30-9, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2321, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214.)   Editor's notes.   - For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011).
GA Code § 31-31-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 31 - Boxing Match Licenses|§ 31-31-1. Through 31-31-6

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1052, § 1, effective July 1, 1998.   Editor's notes.   - This chapter was based on Code 1981, § 31-31-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 941, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1223, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 480, § 1; Code 1981, § 31-31-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 941, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1223, §§ 2, 3; Ga. L. 1995, p. 671, § 1; Code 1981, § 31-31-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 941, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1223, § 4; Code 1981, § 31-31-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 941, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1223, § 5; Code 1981, § 31-31-4.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1223, § 6; Ga. L. 1986, p. 674, § 1; Code 1981, § 31-31-4.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1223, § 6; Code 1981, § 31-31-4.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1223, § 6; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 31; Code 1981, § 31-31-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 941, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1223, § 7; Code 1981, § 31-31-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 941, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1223, § 8; Code 1981, § 31-31-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 674, § 2; Ga. L. 1989, p. 840, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 671, § 2.   This chapter was repealed by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1052, § 1, effective July 1, 1998. Ga. L. 1998, p. 1052, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective only upon the express appropriation of funds by the General Assembly to carry out the purposes of this Act." Funding was appropriated effective July 1, 1998. For present provisions relating to the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission, see Chapter 4B of Title 43.
GA Code § 31-32-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 32 - Advance Directives for Health Care|§ 31-32-1. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care Act."    (Code 1981, §31-32-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 133, § 2/HB 24.)   Law reviews.   - For survey article on wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 417 (2008). For note, "An Advance Directive: The Elective, Effective Way to be Protective of Your Rights," see 68 Mercer L. Rev. 521 (2017).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Doctors Hosp. of Augusta, LLC v. Alicea, 332 Ga. App. 529, 774 S.E.2d 114 (2015), aff'd, 299 Ga. 315, 788 S.E.2d 392 (2016).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 41 C.J.S., Hospitals, § 42.
GA Code § 31-32-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 32 - Advance Directives for Health Care|§ 31-32-3. Savings Clause for Existing Living Wills and Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care

 The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to, affect, or invalidate a living will or durable power of attorney for health care executed prior to July 1, 2007, to which the provisions of former Chapter 32 or Chapter 36 of this title shall continue to apply, nor shall it affect any claim, right, or remedy that accrued prior to July 1, 2007.    (Code 1981, §31-32-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 133, § 2/HB 24.)
GA Code § 31-32-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 32 - Advance Directives for Health Care|§ 31-32-11. Advance Directive for Health Care's Relationship to Criminal and Insurance Laws

  The making of an advance directive for health care containing a declarant's directions regarding the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures or the withholding or withdrawal of the provision of nourishment or hydration, shall not, for any purpose, constitute a suicide. If the declarant's death results from the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures or the withholding or withdrawal of the provision of nourishment or hydration in accordance with the terms of an advance directive for health care, the death shall not constitute a suicide or homicide for any purpose under any statute or other rule of law.   The making of an advance directive for health care shall not restrict, inhibit, or impair in any manner the sale, procurement, issuance, or enforceability of any policy of life insurance, annuity, or other contract that is conditioned on the life or death of the declarant nor shall it be deemed to modify the terms of an existing policy of life insurance, annuity, or other contract that is conditioned on the life or death of the declarant, notwithstanding any term of the policy to the contrary. No policy of life insurance, annuity, or other contract that is conditioned on the life or death of the declarant shall be legally impaired or invalidated in any manner by the making of an advance directive for health care pursuant to this chapter or by the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures or the withholding or withdrawal of the provision of nourishment or hydration from an insured declarant, nor shall the making of such an advance directive for health care or the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures or the withholding or withdrawal of the provision of nourishment or hydration operate to deny any additional insurance benefits for accidental death of the declarant in any case in which the terminal condition of the declarant is the result of accident, notwithstanding any term of the policy to the contrary.     (Code 1981, §31-32-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 133, § 2/HB 24.)