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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 34 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FOR RURAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 31-34-1 — 31-34-20) › Article 1 - PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES FOR RURAL AREAS ASSISTANCE ACT (§§ 31-34-1 — 31-34-9) › Section 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.
Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 299,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 429,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
Amended by 2003 Ga. Laws V3, § 6, eff. 7/1/2003.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 34 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FOR RURAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 31-34-1 — 31-34-20) › Article 1 - PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES FOR RURAL AREAS ASSISTANCE ACT (§§ 31-34-1 — 31-34-9) › Section 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.
Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 299,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 429,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 34 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FOR RURAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 31-34-1 — 31-34-20) › Article 2 - GRANT PROGRAM (§ 31-34-20) › Section 31-34-20 - Grant program for physicians serving underserved rural areas; eligibility qualifications; time of practice; rules and regulations

(a)
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
.
(b)
To be eligible to receive a grant under the grant program, a physician shall meet the following qualifications:
(1)
Maintain a practice in a medically underserved rural area of the state;
(2)
Be licensed to practice in this state and board certified;
(3)
Complete a minimum of 100 hours of continuing medical education as approved by the Georgia Composite Medical Board;
(4)
Provide weekend or extended hours; and
(5)
Accept Medicaid and medicare patients.
(c)
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.
(d)
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.
Amended by 2019 Ga. Laws 50,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 299,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2018.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 35 - VACCINATIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS (§§ 31-35-1 — 31-35-11) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 31-35-1 — 31-35-3) › Section 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.
Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 684,§ 31, eff. 5/1/2012.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 35 - VACCINATIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS (§§ 31-35-1 — 31-35-11) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 31-35-1 — 31-35-3) › Section 31-35-2 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Emergency medical technician" means an emergency medical technician as defined in Code Section
31-11-2
.
(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.
(3)
"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.
(4)
"Public safety officer" means an individual sworn to enforce the criminal laws of this state or any county or municipality of this state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 35 - VACCINATIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS (§§ 31-35-1 — 31-35-11) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 31-35-1 — 31-35-3) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 35 - VACCINATIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS (§§ 31-35-1 — 31-35-11) › Article 2 - BIOTERRORISM (§§ 31-35-10 — 31-35-11) › Section 31-35-10 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"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:
(A)
Microorganism;
(B)
Virus;
(C)
Infectious substance; or
(D)
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.
(2)
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of public health.
(3)
"Department" means the Department of Public Health.
(4)
"Disaster location" means any geographical location where a bioterrorism attack, terrorist attack, catastrophic event, natural disaster, or emergency occurs.
(5)
"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.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 244,§ 6-5, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 244,§ 6-3, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 102,§ 1-6, eff. 7/1/2009.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 102,§ 1-4, eff. 7/1/2009.
Added by 2003 Ga. Laws 215, § 4, eff. 7/1/2003.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 35 - VACCINATIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS (§§ 31-35-1 — 31-35-11) › Article 2 - BIOTERRORISM (§§ 31-35-10 — 31-35-11) › Section 31-35-11 - Vaccinations for emergency responders; exemption provided by physician; priority; administration and implementation; funding

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
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.
(d)
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.
(e)
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.
(f)
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.
(g)
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.
Added by 2003 Ga. Laws 215, § 4, eff. 7/1/2003.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 36 - [REPEALED] DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE (§ 31-36-1) › Section 31-36-1 - through 31-36-13 - [Reserved]

Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2007, p. 133, § 3/HB 24, effective July 1, 2007.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 36A - TEMPORARY HEALTH CARE PLACEMENT DECISION MAKER FOR AN ADULT (§§ 31-36A-1 — 31-36A-7) › Section 31-36A-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Temporary Health Care Placement Decision Maker for an Adult Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 36A - TEMPORARY HEALTH CARE PLACEMENT DECISION MAKER FOR AN ADULT (§§ 31-36A-1 — 31-36A-7) › Section 31-36A-2 - Legislative findings

(a)
The General Assembly recognizes that there may be occasions when an adult has not made advance arrangements for a situation when he or she is unable to consent to his or her own admission to or discharge from one health care facility or placement or transfer to another health care facility or placement. Under these circumstances, the General Assembly further recognizes that it may be necessary and in the adult's best interest to be admitted to or discharged from one health care facility or placement or transferred to an alternative facility or placement.
(b)
In recognition of the findings in subsection (a) of this Code section, the General Assembly declares that the laws of the State of Georgia shall provide for the most appropriate placement available for these individuals and shall declare an order of priority for those persons who may make the decision to transfer, admit, or discharge such adults at the appointed times and a procedure for obtaining authorization from the court in the absence of a person authorized to consent.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 36A - TEMPORARY HEALTH CARE PLACEMENT DECISION MAKER FOR AN ADULT (§§ 31-36A-1 — 31-36A-7) › Section 31-36A-3 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Absence of a person authorized to consent" means that:
(A)
After diligent efforts for a reasonable period of time, no person authorized to consent under the provisions of Code Section
31-36A-6
has been located; or
(B)
All such authorized persons located have affirmatively waived their authority to consent or dissent to admission to or discharge from a health care facility or placement or transfer to an alternative health care facility or placement, provided that dissent by an authorized person to a proposed admission, discharge, or transfer shall not be deemed waiver of authority.
(1.1)
"Psychiatric advance directive" means a written document voluntarily executed by an individual in accordance with the requirements of Code Section
37-11-9
.
(2)
"Unable to consent" means that an adult is unable to:
(A)
Make rational and competent decisions regarding his or her placement options for health or personal care; or
(B)
Communicate such decisions by any means.
Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 836,§ 2-18, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 36A - TEMPORARY HEALTH CARE PLACEMENT DECISION MAKER FOR AN ADULT (§§ 31-36A-1 — 31-36A-7) › Section 31-36A-4 - Construction of chapter in relation to Title 37

This chapter shall not apply to involuntary examination and hospitalization for treatment of mental illness, which shall continue to be governed by Title 37.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 36A - TEMPORARY HEALTH CARE PLACEMENT DECISION MAKER FOR AN ADULT (§§ 31-36A-1 — 31-36A-7) › Section 31-36A-5 - Certification by physician

An attending physician, treating physician, or other physician licensed according to the laws of the State of Georgia, after having personally examined an adult, may certify in the adult's medical records the following:
(1)
The adult is unable to consent for himself or herself; and
(2)
It is the physician's belief that it is in the adult's best interest to be discharged from a hospital, institution, medical center, or other health care institution providing health or personal care for treatment of any type of physical or mental condition and to be transferred to or admitted to an alternative facility or placement, including, but not limited to, nursing facilities, assisted living communities, personal care homes, rehabilitation facilities, and home and community based programs.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 56,§ 21, eff. 7/1/2011.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 36B - [GEORGIA CAREGIVERS ACT] (§§ 31-36B-1 — 31-36B-5) › Section 31-36B-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Caregivers Act."
Added by 2022 Ga. Laws 828,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 36B - [GEORGIA CAREGIVERS ACT] (§§ 31-36B-1 — 31-36B-5) › Section 31-36B-2 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Aftercare" means any assistance provided by a lay caregiver to an individual under this chapter after the patient's discharge from a hospital, including tasks that are limited to the patient's condition at the time of discharge and do not require a licensed professional.
(2)
"Discharge" means a patient's exit or release from a hospital to the patient's residence after any inpatient stay.
(3)
"Hospital" means any institution classified and having a permit as a hospital from the Department of Community Health pursuant to this title and such department's rules and regulations.
(4)
"Lay caregiver" means any individual 18 years of age or older, including next of kin, who is identified by the patient as someone who will provide aftercare assistance to the patient in the event the patient is discharged from the hospital.
(5)
"Residence" means a dwelling considered by a patient to be his or her home, not including an institution as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of Code Section
31-7-1
.
Added by 2022 Ga. Laws 828,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 36B - [GEORGIA CAREGIVERS ACT] (§§ 31-36B-1 — 31-36B-5) › Section 31-36B-3 - Lay caregiver involvement in discharge

(a)
Upon inpatient admission to a hospital, each patient shall have the opportunity to identify at least one lay caregiver to be involved in the discharge planning process.
(b)
A patient may elect to change his or her lay caregiver by notifying the hospital of such change.
(c)
Identification of a lay caregiver by a patient under this chapter does not obligate any individual to perform any aftercare tasks for the patient.
(d)
This Code section shall not be construed so as to require a patient to identify any individual as a lay caregiver.
Added by 2022 Ga. Laws 828,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 36B - [GEORGIA CAREGIVERS ACT] (§§ 31-36B-1 — 31-36B-5) › Section 31-36B-4 - Hospital notification to lay caregiver; education and training on aftercare

(a)
If a patient or a person authorized to consent to medical treatment, in accordance with Code Section
31-9-2
, has identified a lay caregiver under this chapter, a hospital shall notify the lay caregiver of the patient's discharge to the patient's residence, discharge to a post-acute healthcare facility, or transfer to another hospital as soon as practicable. If the hospital is unable to contact the lay caregiver, the lack of contact shall not interfere with, delay, or otherwise affect the medical care provided to the patient or an appropriate discharge of the patient.
(b)
As soon as practicable prior to the discharge of the patient, the hospital shall actively engage the patient and the identified lay caregiver in discharge planning tailored to the patient's individual aftercare needs in order to provide the patient and the lay caregiver the necessary education and training regarding the aftercare needs of the patient.
Added by 2022 Ga. Laws 828,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 36B - [GEORGIA CAREGIVERS ACT] (§§ 31-36B-1 — 31-36B-5) › Section 31-36B-5 - Healthcare decision making by lay caregiver; no delay in care; responsibilities

(a)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with the rights of a patient or other person legally authorized to make healthcare decisions under Chapter 32 of this title, the "Georgia Advance Directive for Health Care Act," or under Code Section
31-9-2
, or to grant healthcare decision-making authority to a lay caregiver.
(b)
Nothing in this chapter shall delay the appropriate discharge or transfer of a patient.
(c)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with or supersede a healthcare provider's instructions regarding a Medicare certified home health agency or any other post-acute care provider.
(d)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create a private right of action against a hospital, hospital employee, or duly authorized agent of the hospital, or otherwise supersede or replace existing rights or remedies under any other general or special law.
(e)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to conflict with or replace the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Conditions of Participation.
Added by 2022 Ga. Laws 828,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 37 - HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL (§ 31-37-1) › Section 31-37-1 - through 31-37-3 - [Reserved]

Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 11, effective July 1, 1999.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 38 - TANNING FACILITIES (§§ 31-38-1 — 31-38-12) › Section 31-38-1 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"CFR" means Code of Federal Regulations.
(1.1)
"Consumer" means any individual who is provided access to a tanning facility as defined in this chapter.
(2)
"Individual" means any human being.
(3)
"Operator" means any individual designated by the tanning facility owner or tanning equipment lessee to operate or to assist and instruct the consumer in the operation and use of the tanning facility or tanning equipment.
(4)
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this state, any other state, or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of these entities.
(5)
"Tanning equipment" means ultraviolet or other lamps and equipment containing such lamps intended to induce skin tanning through the irradiation of any part of the living human body with ultraviolet radiation.
(6)
"Tanning facility" means any location, place, area, structure, or business or a part thereof which provides consumers access to tanning equipment. "Tanning facility" includes, but is not limited to, tanning salons, health clubs, apartments, or condominiums regardless of whether a fee is charged for access to the tanning equipment.
(7)
"Ultraviolet radiation" means electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in air between 200 nanometers and 400 nanometers.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 38 - TANNING FACILITIES (§§ 31-38-1 — 31-38-12) › Section 31-38-2 - Exemptions from applicability of chapter

(a)
Any person is exempt from the provisions of this chapter to the extent that such person:
(1)
Uses equipment which emits ultraviolet radiation incidental to its normal operation; and
(2)
Does not use the equipment described in paragraph (1) of this subsection to deliberately expose parts of the living human body to ultraviolet radiation for the purpose of tanning or other treatment.
(b)
Any physician licensed by the Georgia Composite Medical Board is exempt from the provisions of this chapter to the extent that such physician uses, in the practice of medicine, medical diagnostic and therapeutic equipment which emits ultraviolet radiation.
(c)
Any individual is exempt from the provisions of this chapter to the extent that such individual owns tanning equipment exclusively for personal, noncommercial use.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 243,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 38 - TANNING FACILITIES (§§ 31-38-1 — 31-38-12) › Section 31-38-3 - Construction, operation, and maintenance requirements

Each tanning facility in this state shall be constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the requirements of Code Sections
31-38-4
through
31-38-8
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 38 - TANNING FACILITIES (§§ 31-38-1 — 31-38-12) › Section 31-38-4 - Warning sign to be posted; contents of warning sign

(a)
The facility owner or operator shall conspicuously post the warning sign described in subsection (b) of this Code section within three feet of each tanning station and in such a manner that the sign is clearly visible, not obstructed by any barrier, equipment, or other object, and can be easily viewed by the consumer before energizing the tanning equipment.
(b)
The warning sign required in subsection (a) of this Code section shall use upper and lower case letters which are at least two inches and one inch in height, respectively, and shall have the following wording:
DANGER - ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
-Follow instruction.
-Avoid overexposure. As with natural sunlight, overexposure can cause eye and skin injury and allergic reactions. Repeated exposure may cause premature aging of the skin and skin cancer.
-Wear protective eyewear.
FAILURE TO USE PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR
MAY RESULT IN SEVERE BURNS OR
LONG-TERM INJURY TO THE EYES.
-Medications or cosmetics may increase your sensitivity to the ultraviolet radiation. Consult a physician before using sunlamp or tanning equipment if you are using medications or have a history of skin problems or believe yourself to be especially sensitive to sunlight.
-If you do not tan in the sun, you are unlikely to tan from the use of this product.
MAXIMUM EXPOSURE AT ANY ONE SESSION
SHOULD NEVER EXCEED 15 MINUTES.
According to the research and clinical experience of the American Academy of Dermatology, excessive or improper exposure to ultraviolet light can cause harmful changes in the skin and other organs, including skin cancer, cataracts, impairment of the immune system, premature aging, and photosensitivity. These are virtually the same risks associated with outdoor tanning.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 38 - TANNING FACILITIES (§§ 31-38-1 — 31-38-12) › Section 31-38-4.1 - Regulation of tanning facilities

(a)
After January 1, 2011, no person shall establish, maintain, or operate a tanning facility without first having registered with the department.
(b)
A person shall register under this Code section by submitting a form to the department. The form shall require only the name, address, and telephone number of the tanning facility and owner and the model number and type of each ultraviolet lamp used in the tanning facility.
(c)
A registrant shall be required to pay an annual registration fee of $25.00 per tanning facility and an additional registration fee of $15.00 per tanning device owned, leased, or otherwise used by the tanning facility.
Added by 2010 Ga. Laws 491,§ 2-1, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 38 - TANNING FACILITIES (§§ 31-38-1 — 31-38-12) › Section 31-38-5 - Compliance with federal regulations and national electrical code; physical barriers required

(a)
The tanning facility owner or operator shall use only tanning equipment manufactured in accordance with the specifications set forth in
21 CFR 1040.20
. The exact nature of compliance shall be based on the standards in effect at the time of manufacture as shown on the device identification label required by
21 CFR 1010.3
.
(b)
Each assembly of tanning equipment shall be designated for use by only one consumer at a time and shall be equipped with a timer which complies with the requirements of
21 CFR 1040.20(c)(2)
. The maximum timer interval shall not exceed the manufacturer's maximum recommended exposure time. No timer interval shall have an error exceeding plus or minus 10 percent of the maximum timer interval for the product.
(c)
Tanning equipment shall meet the National Fire Protection Association National Electrical Code and shall be provided with ground fault protection on the electrical circuit.
(d)
Tanning equipment shall include physical barriers to protect consumers from injury induced by touching or breaking the lamps.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 38 - TANNING FACILITIES (§§ 31-38-1 — 31-38-12) › Section 31-38-6 - Stand-up tanning booth requirements

Tanning booths designed for stand-up use shall also comply with the following additional requirements:
(1)
Booths shall have physical barriers or other means, such as handrails or floor markings, to indicate the proper exposure distance between ultraviolet lamps and the consumer's skin;
(2)
Booths shall be constructed with sufficient strength and rigidity to withstand the stress of use and the impact of a falling person;
(3)
Access to booths shall be of rigid construction with doors which are nonlatching and open outwardly; and
(4)
Booths shall be equipped with handrails and nonslip floors.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 38 - TANNING FACILITIES (§§ 31-38-1 — 31-38-12) › Section 31-38-7 - Protective goggles requirement

(a)
The tanning facility owner or operator shall provide protective goggles to each consumer for use during any use of tanning equipment.
(b)
The protective goggles required in subsection (a) of this Code section shall meet the requirements of
21 CFR 1040.20(c)(5)
.
(c)
Tanning facility operators shall ensure that consumers wear the protective goggles required by this Code section.
(d)
The tanning facility owner or operator shall ensure that the protective goggles required by this Code section are properly sanitized before each use and shall not rely upon exposure to the ultraviolet radiation produced by the tanning equipment itself to provide such sanitizing.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 38 - TANNING FACILITIES (§§ 31-38-1 — 31-38-12) › Section 31-38-8 - Written report of injury requirement; use of equipment by minors restricted; equipment maintenance requirements; restriction on promoting and advertising certain health-related claims

(a)
The tanning facility owner or operator shall compile a written report of actual or alleged injury from use of tanning equipment within five working days after occurrence or notice thereof. Such report shall be maintained for a period of not less than three years and shall be available for inspection and copying by any consumer. The report shall include:
(1)
The name of the affected individual;
(2)
The name and location of the tanning facility and identification of the specific tanning equipment involved;
(3)
The nature of the actual or alleged injury; and
(4)
Any other information relevant to the actual or alleged injury to include the date and duration of exposure.
(b)
The tanning facility owner or operator shall not allow minors under 14 years of age to use tanning equipment. The tanning facility owner or operator shall not allow minors 14 years of age or over but under 18 years of age to use tanning equipment unless the minor's parent or legal guardian signs a written consent form meeting the requirements of this Code section. Such consent form shall be signed by the parent or legal guardian at the tanning facility before the minor may use the equipment or facility.
(c)
The tanning facility owner or operator shall replace defective or burned out lamps, bulbs, or filters with a type intended for use in the affected tanning equipment as specified on the product label and having the same spectral distribution.
(d)
The tanning facility owner or operator shall replace ultraviolet lamps and bulbs, which are not otherwise defective or damaged, at such frequency or after such duration of use as may be recommended by the manufacturer of such lamps and bulbs.
(e)
A tanning facility shall not advertise or distribute promotional materials that claim that using a tanning device is safe or free from risk or that the use of a tanning device will result in medical or health benefits. Violation of the provisions of this subsection shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act pursuant to the terms of Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975."
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 491,§ 2-2, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 38 - TANNING FACILITIES (§§ 31-38-1 — 31-38-12) › Section 31-38-9 - Noncompliance with chapter

Any person who leases tanning equipment or who owns a tanning facility as defined by this chapter who operates or permits to be operated that equipment or facility in noncompliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 38 - TANNING FACILITIES (§§ 31-38-1 — 31-38-12) › Section 31-38-10 - Private right of action authorized

In addition to any other rights or remedies otherwise provided to consumers by law, any consumer who is damaged by any violation of this chapter may bring an action in superior court to recover a penalty fee of no less than $1,000.00 and to recover any actual, consequential, or punitive damages the court deems appropriate. Any recovery under this Code section shall also include attorney's fees and court costs. It is the intent of the General Assembly in this Code section to provide consumers with an additional remedy to encourage enforcement of this chapter through private rights of action.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 38 - TANNING FACILITIES (§§ 31-38-1 — 31-38-12) › Section 31-38-11 - Variance permitted

Any tanning facility which finds that it is not possible to comply with Code Section
31-38-4
may apply to the Attorney General for a variance from the requirements of Code Section
31-38-4
. Any such variance granted by the Attorney General shall be in writing and shall be drawn as narrowly as possible.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 187,§ 19, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 38 - TANNING FACILITIES (§§ 31-38-1 — 31-38-12) › Section 31-38-12 - Effect of chapter on administrator; administrator's immunity from liability

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as imposing any duty, requirement, or enforcement authority upon the Attorney General except as described in Code Section
31-38-11
, provided that nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed in any manner as limiting the Attorney General from exercising any of his or her duties, powers, or authority under any other law. The Attorney General shall not be liable to any person for any reason as a result of granting or failing to grant any variance under Code Section
31-38-11
.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 187,§ 20, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 39 - CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (§§ 31-39-1 — 31-39-9) › Section 31-39-1 - Legislative findings and intent

The General Assembly finds that although cardiopulmonary resuscitation has proved invaluable in the reversal of sudden, unexpected death, it is appropriate for an attending physician, in certain circumstances, to issue an order not to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation of a patient where appropriate consent or authorization has been obtained. The General Assembly further finds that there is a need to establish and clarify the rights and obligations of patients, their families or representatives, and health care providers regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the issuance of orders not to resuscitate. The General Assembly further finds that, in the interest of protecting individual autonomy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation in some circumstances may cause loss of patient dignity and unnecessary pain and suffering. In recognition of the considerable uncertainty in the medical and legal professions as to the legality of implementing orders not to resuscitate, in recognition of the request of the Supreme Court of Georgia for legislative guidance in this area, and in recognition of the dignity and privacy which patients have a right to expect, the General Assembly declares that the laws of the State of Georgia shall recognize the right of patients or other authorized persons to instruct physicians and other health care personnel to refrain from cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 39 - CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (§§ 31-39-1 — 31-39-9) › Section 31-39-3 - Patient presumed to consent to administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation; patient's order not to resuscitate; health care facilities not required to expand to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

(a)
Every patient shall be presumed to consent to the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest, unless there is consent or authorization for the issuance of an order not to resuscitate. Such presumption of consent does not presume that every patient shall be administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but rather that every patient agrees to its administration unless it is medically futile.
(b)
Every adult shall be presumed to have the capacity to make a decision regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation unless determined otherwise in writing in the patient's medical record pursuant to this Code section or pursuant to a court order. When an order not to resuscitate is requested by an adult with decision-making capacity, such order shall be presumed, unless revoked pursuant to Code Section
31-39-6
, to be the direction of such person regarding resuscitation.
(c)
Nothing in this chapter shall require a health care facility, any other facility, or a health care provider to expand its existing equipment and facilities to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 39 - CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (§§ 31-39-1 — 31-39-9) › Section 31-39-5 - Cancellation of order not to resuscitate

(a)
An attending physician for whose patient an order not to resuscitate has been issued pursuant to subsection (c), (d), or (e) of Code Section
31-39-4
shall examine that patient at such intervals as determined periodically by the physician to determine whether the patient still qualifies as a candidate for nonresuscitation, unless that order has been canceled or consent thereto revoked as provided in this chapter. That physician shall record such determination in the patient's medical chart. Failure to comply with this subsection shall not invalidate that order.
(b)
If the order not to resuscitate was entered pursuant to subsection (c), (d), or (e) of Code Section
31-39-4
and the attending physician who issued the order or, if that attending physician is unavailable, another attending physician, at any time determines that the patient no longer qualifies as a candidate for nonresuscitation, the attending physician or the physician's designee shall immediately include such determination in the patient's chart, cancel the order, and notify the patient, the person who consented to the order, and all health care facility staff responsible for the patient's care of the cancellation.
(c)
If an order not to resuscitate was entered pursuant to subsection (c), (d), or (e) of Code Section
31-39-4
and the patient at any time regains decision-making capacity, the attending physician who issued the order or, if that attending physician is unavailable, another attending physician, shall immediately determine if the patient consents to the order not to resuscitate and, if the patient does not so consent, the attending physician or the physician's designee shall cancel the order by an appropriate entry on the record and notify all health care facility staff responsible for the patient's care of the cancellation.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 39 - CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (§§ 31-39-1 — 31-39-9) › Section 31-39-6 - Revocation of consent to order not to resuscitate

(a)
A patient may, at any time, revoke his or her consent to an order not to resuscitate by making either a written or an oral declaration or by any other act evidencing a specific intent to revoke such consent which is communicated to or in the presence of an attending physician, nurse, physician assistant, caregiver, health care professional, or emergency medical technician.
(b)
Any parent or authorized person may at any time revoke his or her consent to an order not to resuscitate a patient by making either a written or an oral declaration or by any other act evidencing a specific intent to revoke such consent which is communicated to or in the presence of an attending physician, nurse, physician assistant, caregiver, health care professional, or emergency medical technician.
(c)
Any physician who is informed of or provided with a revocation of consent pursuant to this Code section shall, either by himself or herself or by designee, immediately include the revocation in the patient's chart, cancel the order, and notify any health care facility staff responsible for the patient's care of the revocation and cancellation. Any member of the nursing staff, or a physician assistant, caregiver, health care professional, or emergency medical technician who is informed of or provided with a revocation of consent pursuant to this Code section shall immediately notify a physician of such revocation.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 92,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2011.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 39 - CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (§§ 31-39-1 — 31-39-9) › Section 31-39-6.1 - Form of order not to resuscitate; bracelet or necklace; revocation or cancellation of order

(a)
In addition to those orders not to resuscitate authorized elsewhere in this chapter, any physician, health care professional, nurse, physician assistant, caregiver, or emergency medical technician shall be authorized to effectuate an order not to resuscitate for a person who is not a patient in a hospital, nursing home, or licensed hospice if the order is evidenced in writing containing the patient's name, date of the form, printed name of the attending physician, and signature of the attending physician on a form substantially similar to the following:
"DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER
NAME OF PATIENT: __________________
THIS CERTIFIES THAT AN ORDER NOT TO RESUSCITATE HAS BEEN ENTERED ON THE ABOVE-NAMED PATIENT.
SIGNED: __________________
ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
PRINTED OR TYPED NAME OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN: __________________
ATTENDING PHYSICIAN'S TELEPHONE NUMBER: __________________
DATE: __________________"
(b)
A person who is not a patient in a hospital, nursing home, or licensed hospice and who has an order not to resuscitate pursuant to this Code section may wear an identifying bracelet on either the wrist or the ankle or an identifying necklace and shall post or place a prominent notice in such person's home. The bracelet shall be substantially similar to identification bracelets worn in hospitals. The bracelet, necklace, or notice shall provide the following information in boldface type:
"DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER
Patient's name: __________________
Authorized person's name and telephone number, if applicable: __________________
Patient's physician's printed name and telephone number: __________________
Date of order not to resuscitate: __________________"
Any physician, health care professional, nurse, physician assistant, caregiver, or emergency medical technician shall be authorized to regard such a bracelet, necklace, or notice as a legally sufficient order not to resuscitate in the same manner as an order issued pursuant to this chapter unless such person has actual knowledge that such order has been canceled or consent thereto revoked as provided in this chapter.
(c)
Any order not to resuscitate evidenced pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section may be revoked as provided in Code Section
31-39-6
and may be canceled as provided in Code Section
31-39-5
.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 92,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2011.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 39 - CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (§§ 31-39-1 — 31-39-9) › Section 31-39-7 - Liability of persons carrying out in good faith decisions regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation; notification of next of kin or authorized person of patient by physician refusing to comply with order not to resuscitate

(a)
No physician, health care professional, nurse, physician assistant, caregiver, health care facility, other licensed facility, emergency medical technician, or person employed by, acting as the agent of, or under contract with any of the foregoing shall be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability or be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct for carrying out in good faith a decision regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation authorized by this chapter by or on behalf of a patient or for those actions taken in compliance with the standards and procedures set forth in this chapter.
(b)
No physician, health care professional, nurse, physician assistant, caregiver, health care facility, other licensed facility, emergency medical technician, or person employed by, acting as the agent of, or under contract with any of the foregoing shall be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability or be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a patient for whom an order not to resuscitate has been issued, provided that such physician or person:
(1)
Reasonably and in good faith was unaware of the issuance of an order not to resuscitate; or
(2)
Reasonably and in good faith believed that consent to the order not to resuscitate had been revoked or canceled.
(c)
No persons shall be civilly liable for failing or refusing in good faith to effectuate an order not to resuscitate. No person shall be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability for consenting or declining to consent in good faith, on behalf of a patient, to the issuance of an order not to resuscitate pursuant to this chapter.
(d)
Any attending physician who fails or refuses to comply with an order not to resuscitate entered pursuant to this chapter shall endeavor to advise promptly the patient, if conscious, or the next of kin or authorized person of the patient that such physician is unwilling to effectuate the order. The attending physician shall thereafter at the election of the next of kin or authorized person:
(1)
Make a good faith attempt to effect the transfer of the patient to another physician who will effectuate the order not to resuscitate; or
(2)
Permit the next of kin or authorized person to obtain another physician who will effectuate the order not to resuscitate.
(e)
Any emergency medical technician who fails or refuses to comply with an order not to resuscitate entered pursuant to this chapter shall endeavor to advise promptly the patient, if conscious, or the next of kin or authorized person of the patient, if reasonably available, that such emergency medical technician is unwilling to effectuate the order.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 92,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2011.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 31 - HEALTH (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-54-4) › Chapter 39 - CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (§§ 31-39-1 — 31-39-9) › Section 31-39-8 - Effect of order not to resuscitate on life insurance policies

(a)
No policy of life insurance shall be legally impaired, modified, or invalidated in any manner by the issuance of an order not to resuscitate notwithstanding any term of the policy to the contrary.
(b)
A person may not prohibit or require the issuance of an order not to resuscitate for an individual as a condition for such individual's being insured or receiving health care services.