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GA Code § 31-34-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 34 - Medical Professionals for Rural Assistance|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-34-2. Purpose and Intent of Article

 It is the purpose of this article to increase the number of physicians, dentists, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses in underserved rural areas of Georgia by making loans to physicians, dentists, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses who have completed their medical or health care education and allowing such loans to be repaid by such physicians, dentists, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses agreeing to practice medicine or provide health care services in such rural areas and by making grants to hospitals and, as determined by the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, other health care entities, local governments, and civic organizations in underserved rural areas of Georgia that agree to provide matching funds to the grant, with the intent to enhance recruitment efforts in bringing physicians, dentists, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses to such areas. It is the intent of the General Assembly that if funds are available to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce to make loans, grants, or scholarships under this article or under other applicable state law, the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce shall give priority to loans and scholarships under Part 6 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 and to loans under Code Section 31-34-4.    (Code 1981, §31-34-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1234, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 152, § 2B/HB 1178; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 31/SB 46; Ga. L. 2010, p. 322, § 1/HB 866; Ga. L. 2011, p. 459, § 2/HB 509; Ga. L. 2017, p. 397, § 2/HB 427; Ga. L. 2018, p. 132, § 6/HB 769; Ga. L. 2019, p. 224, § 2/SB 207.)    The 2017 amendment,  effective July 1, 2017, in the first sentence, inserted ", dentists, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses" four times, deleted "physician" preceding "underserved" twice, inserted "or health care", and inserted "or provide health care services".    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, substituted "this article" for "this chapter" twice in this Code section.    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, substituted "Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce" for "Georgia Board for Physician Workforce" in three places.   Law reviews.   - For article on 2006 amendment of this Code section, see 23 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 197 (2006).
GA Code § 31-34-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 34 - Medical Professionals for Rural Assistance|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-34-3. Administration by Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce

 This article shall be administered by the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, and, as used in this article, the word "board" means the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce created in Code Section 49-10-1.    (Code 1981, §31-34-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1234, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 322, § 1/HB 866; Ga. L. 2011, p. 459, § 2/HB 509; Ga. L. 2018, p. 132, § 6/HB 769; Ga. L. 2019, p. 224, § 2/SB 207.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, substituted "This article" for "This chapter" near the beginning and substituted "this article" for "this chapter" near the middle of this Code section.    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, substituted "Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce" for "Georgia Board for Physician Workforce" in two places.
GA Code § 31-34-4.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 34 - Medical Professionals for Rural Assistance|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-34-4.1. Grants to Hospitals and Other Entities; Use of Funds; Rules and Regulations Authorized

  After providing priority consideration to granting loans pursuant to Code Section 31-34-4, the board is authorized to make grants to hospitals and, as determined by the board, other health care entities, local governments, and civic organizations in underserved rural areas of Georgia, provided that any such hospital, health care entity, local government, or civic organization matches such grant in an amount not less than such grant. Such grants shall be for the purpose of enhancing recruitment efforts in bringing physicians, dentists, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses to such areas.   Acceptable expenditures of grant funds by a hospital or other health care entity, local government, or civic organization include, but are not limited to, medical or health care education loan repayment, salary supplements for physicians, dentists, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses, and additional support staff for a physician's, dentist's, physician assistant's, or advanced practice registered nurse's office. Grant funds shall not be used for hiring or paying a recruiting firm or individual recruiter.   The board is authorized to give priority over other grant applicants to applicant hospitals and other health care entities, local governments, and civic organizations in rural areas of this state experiencing shortages or distribution problems of certain specialties as determined by the board pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the board in accordance with this article.   The board may adopt and prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or appropriate to administer and carry out the grant program provided for in this article. Such rules and regulations shall provide for the criteria that must be met by an applicant and the penalties that shall be incurred for failure to comply with the grant requirements.     (Code 1981, §31-34-4.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 322, § 1/HB 866; Ga. L. 2017, p. 397, § 4/HB 427; Ga. L. 2018, p. 132, § 6/HB 769.)    The 2017 amendment,  effective July 1, 2017, in subsection (a), deleted "physician" preceding "underserved" in the first sentence, and inserted ", dentists, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses" near the end of the second sentence; and, in the first sentence of subsection (b), inserted "or health care", inserted ", dentists, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses", and inserted ", dentist's, physician assistant's, or advanced practice registered nurse's" near the end.    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, substituted "this article" for "this chapter" at the end of subsection (c) and at the end of the first sentence of subsection (d).
GA Code § 31-34-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 34 - Medical Professionals for Rural Assistance|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-34-6. Contract Between Applicant and State Agreeing to Terms and Conditions of Loan; Breach of Contract; Service Cancelable Contracts

    Before being granted a service cancelable loan provided for in this article, each applicant therefor shall enter into a contract with the State of Georgia agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the loan is granted, which contract shall include such terms and conditions as will carry out the purposes and intent of this article. The chairperson of the board and the executive director of the board, acting for and on behalf of the State of Georgia, shall execute the contract for the board. The contract shall also be properly executed by the applicant. The board is vested with full and complete authority to bring an action in its own name against any recipient of a loan under the provisions of this article for the performance of the contract and to collect any amount that may be due under the contract.   Any recipient of a loan under the provisions of this article who breaches the contract for such loan by either failing to begin or failing to complete the rural practice service obligation under the contract shall be immediately liable to the board for twice the total uncredited amount of all loans contracted for with the recipient, such uncredited amount to be prorated on a monthly basis respecting the recipient's actual service rendered and the total service obligation. For compelling reasons provided for in rules or regulations of the board, the board may agree to and accept a lesser measure of damages for the breach of a contract.       Before receiving a grant under this article, each approved applicant hospital or other health care entity, local government, or civic organization shall enter into a service cancelable contract with the State of Georgia agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the grant is made, which contract shall include such terms and conditions as will carry out the purposes and intent of this article. The chairperson of the board and the executive director of the board, acting for and on behalf of the State of Georgia, shall execute the contract for the board. The contract shall also be properly executed by the applicant. The board is vested with full and complete authority to bring an action in its own name against any recipient of a grant under the provisions of this article for the performance of the contract and to collect any amount that may be due under the contract.   Any recipient of a grant under the provisions of this article who breaches the contract for such grant shall be liable for the measure of damages specified in the contract for the breach of such contract.       (Code 1981, §31-34-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1234, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 322, § 1/HB 866; Ga. L. 2018, p. 132, § 6/HB 769.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, substituted "this article" for "this chapter" throughout this Code section.
GA Code § 31-34-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 34 - Medical Professionals for Rural Assistance|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-34-7. Cancellation of Contract

  The board shall have the authority to cancel the contract of any recipient of a loan under this article for cause deemed sufficient by the board, provided that such authority shall not be arbitrarily or unreasonably exercised. Upon such cancellation, the total uncredited amount paid to the recipient shall at once become due and payable to the board in cash, and interest at the rate of 12 percent per annum shall accrue on such total uncredited amount from the date of cancellation to the date of payment.   The board shall have the authority to cancel the contract of any recipient of a grant under this article for cause deemed sufficient by the board, provided that such authority shall not be arbitrarily or unreasonably exercised. Upon such cancellation, the grant recipient shall not be eligible to receive further grant funds pursuant to this article.     (Code 1981, §31-34-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1234, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 322, § 1/HB 866; Ga. L. 2018, p. 132, § 6/HB 769.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, substituted "this article" for "this chapter" throughout this Code section.
GA Code § 31-34-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 34 - Medical Professionals for Rural Assistance|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-34-8. Funding

 The funds necessary to carry out the loan and grant program authorized by this article may come from funds made available to the board from private, federal, state, or local sources. Funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the purposes of this article shall be appropriated to the Department of Community Health for the specific purpose of the cancelable loan and grant program authorized by this article. The board shall be assigned to the Department of Community Health for administrative purposes only, except that such department shall prepare and submit the budget for that board in concurrence with that board.    (Code 1981, §31-34-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1234, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 10; Ga. L. 2010, p. 322, § 1/HB 866; Ga. L. 2018, p. 132, § 6/HB 769.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, substituted "this article" for "this chapter" throughout this Code section.
GA Code § 31-34-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 34 - Medical Professionals for Rural Assistance|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-34-9. Biennial Report to General Assembly

 The board shall make a biennial report to the General Assembly of its activities under the provisions of this article. Such report shall include the name of each recipient of a loan made under the provisions of this article, the amount of each such loan, and the rural area in which the recipient is practicing medicine. Such report shall include the name of each recipient of a grant made under the provisions of this article, the amount of each such grant, and the rural area in which the recipient is located. Such report shall also report the amount of administrative expenses incurred by the board in carrying out the provisions of this article.    (Code 1981, §31-34-9, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1234, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 322, § 1/HB 866; Ga. L. 2018, p. 132, § 6/HB 769.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, substituted "this article" for "this chapter" throughout this Code section.
GA Code § 31-34-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 34 - Medical Professionals for Rural Assistance|Article 2 - Grant Program|§ 31-34-20. Grant Program for Physicians Serving Underserved Rural Areas; Eligibility Qualifications; Time of Practice; Rules and Regulations

  Subject to appropriations, the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce shall establish a grant program for the purpose of increasing the number of physicians who remain in Georgia to practice in medically underserved rural areas of the state. The grant program shall provide medical malpractice insurance premium assistance for physicians practicing in such medically underserved rural areas of the state, as identified by the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce pursuant to Code Section 49-10-3.   To be eligible to receive a grant under the grant program, a physician shall meet the following qualifications:   Maintain a practice in a medically underserved rural area of the state;   Be licensed to practice in this state and board certified;   Complete a minimum of 100 hours of continuing medical education as approved by the Georgia Composite Medical Board;   Provide weekend or extended hours; and   Accept Medicaid and medicare patients.     A physician receiving a grant pursuant to the grant program shall agree to practice medicine in such medically underserved rural areas of the state for a period of time determined by the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce.   The Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce may adopt and prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or appropriate to administer and carry out the grant program provided for in this chapter. In establishing the amount of grants, the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce shall determine the average insurance premium rates for physicians in rural areas of this state.     (Code 1981, §31-34-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 132, § 6/HB 769; Ga. L. 2019, p. 224, § 2/SB 207.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, substituted "Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce" for "Georgia Board for Physician Workforce" throughout the Code section.
GA Code § 31-35-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 35 - Vaccinations for Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, and Public Safety Officers|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-35-1. Legislative Findings

 The General Assembly finds and declares that, by reason of their employment, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and public safety officers are required to work in the midst of and are subject to exposure to infectious diseases, especially hepatitis B and hepatitis C; that the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have estimated that 200,000 persons in the United States are infected each year with hepatitis B and of that number 25 percent become ill, 10,000 require hospitalization, and 5,000 die; that it is estimated that there are from 500,000 to 1,000,000 infectious hepatitis B carriers in the United States, of which up to 80 percent of such chronic carriers are unaware that they have hepatitis B and are capable of spreading it; that 3.9 million Americans are infected with chronic hepatitis C; that 350,000 to 450,000 new cases of chronic hepatitis C occur each year; that there is no known cure for hepatitis B or hepatitis C and for firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and public safety officers, there is no way of knowing who among those being helped at an accident, a fire, or any incident are hepatitis B or hepatitis C carriers. The General Assembly further finds and declares that all the aforementioned conditions exist and arise out of or in the course of such employment.    (Code 1981, §31-35-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1780, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1499, § 2; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 31/HB 942.)
GA Code § 31-35-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 35 - Vaccinations for Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, and Public Safety Officers|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-35-2. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Emergency medical technician" means an emergency medical technician as defined in Code Section 31-11-2.   "Fire department" means a service group (paid or volunteer) that is organized and trained for the prevention and control of loss of life and property from fire or other emergency.   "Firefighter" means an individual who is assigned by a fire department to fire-fighting activity and is required to respond to alarms and perform emergency action at the location of a fire, a hazardous materials emergency, or other emergency incident.   "Public safety officer" means an individual sworn to enforce the criminal laws of this state or any county or municipality of this state.     (Code 1981, §31-35-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1780, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-35-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 35 - Vaccinations for Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, and Public Safety Officers|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-35-3. Voluntary Vaccinations for Hepatitis B; Screening for Hepatitis C

 Any active firefighter, emergency medical technician, or public safety officer who may be exposed to hepatitis B or hepatitis C during a period while the firefighter, emergency medical technician, or public safety officer is engaged in the performance of his or her duties shall at the request of the firefighter, emergency medical technician, or public safety officer be vaccinated for protection against hepatitis B or screened for exposure to hepatitis C. The cost, after the payment by any third-party payor, of such vaccination or screening shall be paid by the county, municipality, or other person or entity employing such firefighter, emergency medical technician, or public safety officer or by the governing authority of the county in the case of a volunteer firefighter.    (Code 1981, §31-35-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1780, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1499, § 3.)
GA Code § 31-35-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 35 - Vaccinations for Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, and Public Safety Officers|Article 2 - Bioterrorism Protection for Emergency Responders|§ 31-35-10. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Bioterrorism" means the intentional use, to cause or attempt to cause death, disease, or other biological malfunction in any living organism, of any of the following:   Microorganism;   Virus;   Infectious substance; or   Biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology or any naturally occurring or bioengineered component of any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product.     "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public health.   "Department" means the Department of Public Health.   "Disaster location" means any geographical location where a bioterrorism attack, terrorist attack, catastrophic event, natural disaster, or emergency occurs.   "Emergency responder" means any person employed as state or local law enforcement personnel, fire department personnel, corrections officers, or emergency medical personnel who may be deployed to a bioterrorism attack, terrorist attack, catastrophic event, natural disaster, or emergency.     (Code 1981, §31-35-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 569, § 4; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 1-4, 1-6/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, §§ 6-3, 6-5/HB 214.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011).
GA Code § 31-35-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 35 - Vaccinations for Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, and Public Safety Officers|Article 2 - Bioterrorism Protection for Emergency Responders|§ 31-35-11. Vaccinations for Emergency Responders; Exemption Provided by Physician; Priority; Administration and Implementation; Funding

  The department shall offer a vaccination program for emergency responders who may be exposed to infectious diseases when deployed to a disaster location. The program shall include diseases for which vaccinations are recommended by the United States Public Health Service and in accordance with the Federal Emergency Management Directors Policy and may include, but not be limited to, vaccinations for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, diphtheria-tetanus, influenza, and pneumococcal.   An emergency responder shall be exempt from vaccination when a written statement from a licensed physician is presented to the department indicating that a vaccine is medically contraindicated for that person or the emergency responder signs a written statement that the administration of a vaccination conflicts with his or her personal choice or religious beliefs.   In the event of a vaccine shortage, the commissioner, in consultation with the Governor and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall use federal recommendations to determine the priority for vaccinations for emergency responders.   The department shall notify emergency responders of the availability of the vaccination program and the risks associated with such vaccinations and shall provide educational materials to emergency responders on ways to prevent exposure to infectious diseases.   The department may contract with county and local health departments, not for profit home health care agencies, hospitals, physicians, or other licensed health care organizations to administer the vaccination program for emergency responders.   The vaccination program established pursuant to this article shall be implemented only upon receipt of federal funding or grants for aid available and approved for purposes under this article.   The department shall take all necessary steps to apply for federal funding to implement the vaccination program under this article including use of an expedited application procedure if circumstances require such. The department shall also amend the state plan if necessary to meet federal funding requirements.     (Code 1981, §31-35-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 569, § 4.)
GA Code § 31-41-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 41 - Lead Poisoning Prevention|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-41-1. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 1994."    (Code 1981, §31-41-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1617, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 531, § 6/SB 78.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1994, "chapter" was substituted for "Act".