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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-7 - VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS › Subject 511-7-1 - GEORGIA VOLUNTEER HEALTH PROGRAM › Rule 511-7-1-.10 - Patient Records

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
				Each Health Care Provider shall maintain a current and complete Patient Record
				of each Patient that receives Health Care.
(2) The Health Care Provider shall maintain a
				record retention system that enables the proper documentation, completion, and
				preservation of the Patient Records of Patients who receive Health Care under
				the Program.
(3) Health Care
				Providers shall retain Patient Records for a period of at least ten years
				following the date of death or discharge. For pediatric patients, the records
				shall be retained for five years after the Patient reaches the age of
				majority.
(4) Patient Records shall
				be available for inspection only by the Health Care Provider, his or her
				professional staff, the Patient, representatives of the Department acting in an
				official capacity, DHR, DOAS, Health and Human Services, the State Attorney
				General, State Health Care Fraud Control Unit, applicable licensing boards, or
				other persons authorized in writing by the Patient to have access to the
				Patient Records. Patient Records requested by the Department shall be produced
				in accordance with Rule
				 511-7-1-.08(1)  immediately for on-site review or sent to the Department by mail within
				fourteen calendar days following a request.
(5) The Health Care Provider shall release
				copies of all or part of a Patient Record to the Patient or to others with the
				written consent of the Patient or the Patient's legal guardian and to parties
				when required by applicable state and/or federal law. The Health Care Provider
				may charge a reasonable fee for the copies produced as allowable under O.C.G.A.
				Section
				 31-33-2.
(6) The Patient Record for each Patient shall
				contain at a minimum:
(a) Patient identifying
				information (name, address, age, sex, marital status, emergency
				contact);
(b) Department financial
				eligibility and patient referral forms;
(c) Name of Health Care
				Provider(s);
(d) Patient
				allergies;
(e) Diagnosis of the
				Patient's condition;
(f) Reports
				from diagnostic testing;
(g)
				Physician orders;
(h) Documentation
				that the Patient has consented to the Health Care, as well as the signed
				acknowledgment required by Rule
				 511-7-1.09; and
(i) Information justifying the treatment or
				procedure provided and a report of outcomes of treatment or
				procedures.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-7 - VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS › Subject 511-7-1 - GEORGIA VOLUNTEER HEALTH PROGRAM › Rule 511-7-1-.11 - Sovereign Immunity

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
				To the extent that a Health Care Provider has provided Health Care within the
				scope of services identified in the Contract between the Health Care Provider
				and the Department allowing the Health Care Provider to participate in the
				Program, the Health Care Provider shall be considered a state officer or
				employee, and therefore immune from liability and suit pursuant to O.C.G.A.
				Section  50-21-.25.
(2) To the
				extent that a Volunteer has assisted a Health Care Provider, acting within the
				scope of services identified in the Contract between the Volunteer and the
				Department allowing the Volunteer to participate in the Program, the Volunteer
				shall be considered a state officer or employee and therefore shall be immune
				from liability and suit pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section
				 50-21-25.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this
				Rule, Health Care Providers and Volunteers shall not be subject to any
				provisions of Georgia law with respect to state employment, collective
				bargaining, hours of work, rates of compensation, unemployment compensation,
				leave time, or employee benefits.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  31-2A-6,  31-8-200.
				 50-21-22, 50-21-25.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-7 - VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS › Subject 511-7-1 - GEORGIA VOLUNTEER HEALTH PROGRAM › Rule 511-7-1-.12 - Legal Actions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
				In the event that a Patient suffers an injury as a result of the Health Care he
				or she has received from a Health Care Provider and desires to seek a legal
				remedy, he or she must comply with the provisions of O.C.G.A. Section
				 50-21-26.
(2) If at any time it is determined that a
				Health Care Provider caused an injury to a Patient by or through an act or
				omission that is outside of the scope of services defined in the Contract
				between the Department and the Health Care Provider, the Patient must seek his
				or her remedies under general tort law or any other applicable law.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  31-2A-6,  31-8-200,  50-21-26.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-7 - VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS › Subject 511-7-1 - GEORGIA VOLUNTEER HEALTH PROGRAM › Rule 511-7-1-.13 - Complaints

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All complaints
				regarding a Health Care Provider or a Volunteer which do not contemplate formal
				legal action as described in Rule
				 511-7-1-.12  must be submitted to the
				Department by certified mail or personal delivery. Complaints may involve, but
				are not restricted to, the following issues:
(a) Privacy and confidentiality violations;
				and
(b) Discrimination on the basis
				of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion,
				physical or mental disability, national origin, pregnancy, or any other
				protected bases with regard to the provision of Health Care.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-7 - VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS › Subject 511-7-1 - GEORGIA VOLUNTEER HEALTH PROGRAM › Rule 511-7-1-.14 - Department Reports

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
				The Department shall submit, by January 1 of each year, an annual report with a
				reporting period of July 1 through June 30 of the preceding year, to the
				President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
				minority leaders of each house, and chairpersons of the House Health and Human
				Services Committee, and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee
				providing the following:
(a) The number of
				participating Health Care Providers in the Program;
(b) The number of Patient
				encounters;
(c) The value of the
				Health Care and Emergency Care rendered;
(d) The value of any grants or donations of
				Goods and Services received by the Health Care Provider, and utilized in
				providing Health Care to Patients;
(e) A report of all claims including the
				number and total of all claims pending and paid as reported to the Department
				by the DOAS;
(f) The costs
				associated with the defense of claims brought against providers as reported to
				the Department by the DOAS;
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-7 - VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS › Subject 511-7-2 - PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM › Rule 511-7-2-.02 - Internet access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program database (PDMP)

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
				Prescribers and dispensers are eligible to request approval for internet access
				to the PDMP.
(2) Prescribers and
				dispensers approved for internet access to the PDMP database may delegate their
				authority to use that access only as permitted in DPH Rule
				 511-7-2-.04.
(3) Prescribers and dispensers shall use
				information obtained from the PDMP database solely to make treatment decisions
				about their patients, to communicate concerns about a patient's potential
				usage, misuse, abuse or underutilization of a controlled substance to
				prescribers or dispensers involved in the patient's care, or to report
				potential violations of Title 16, Chapter 13, Article 2 to the Georgia Drugs
				and Narcotics Agency.
O.C.G.A. §§
											31-2A-6,  31-5-5,  16-13-57 through 
				  16-13-65.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-7 - VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS › Subject 511-7-2 - PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM › Rule 511-7-2-.03 - Obligation of dispensers to transmit prescription information to the PDMP

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
A dispenser shall transmit prescription information
				 electronically to the PDMP database for each prescription dispensed in Georgia
				 for a Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance. Prescription information
				 shall be transmitted no more than 24 hours after the prescription is dispensed.
				 If no prescriptions are dispensed within a 24 hour period, then a report shall
				 be made indicating that fact.
O.C.G.A. §§
											31-2A-6,  31-5-5,  16-13-57 through 
				  16-13-65.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-7 - VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS › Subject 511-7-2 - PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM › Rule 511-7-2-.04 - Delegates

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Subject to the
				requirements of this Rule, a prescriber or dispenser approved for internet
				access to the PDMP may designate up to two individuals per shift or rotation to
				access the PDMP on their behalf as delegates, provided that such individuals
				are:
(a) Members of the prescriber's or
				dispenser's staff;
(b) Employed by
				the health care facility in which the prescriber practices, and approved by the
				medical director of such health care facility; or
(c) Employed by the emergency department of
				the hospital in which the prescriber practices, and approved by the medical
				director of such hospital.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-7 - VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS › Subject 511-7-2 - PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM › Rule 511-7-2-.05 - Dispenser claims for hardship waiver

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
A dispenser may submit a written request for a hardship
				 waiver from the requirement that it transmit prescription information within 24
				 hours by electronic means as required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of Code Section
				  16-13-59.
				 The request must explain in detail the nature of the hardship, and propose an
				 alternative method whereby the dispenser will report all prescription
				 information within 24 hours. No request for a waiver will be approved without
				 sufficient proof that compliance would impose an undue hardship upon the
				 dispenser, meaning that it lacks sufficient financial resources to arrange for
				 electronic transmission on its own or by arrangement with a third
				 party.
O.C.G.A. §§
											31-2A-6,  31-5-5,  16-13-57 through 
				  16-13-65.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
				All prescribers and dispensers authorized to have internet access to the PDMP
				shall protect prescription information obtained from the PDMP in accordance
				with the federal regulations implementing the Health Insurance Portability and
				Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic
				and Clinical Health (HITECH Act) as they may be amended from time to time.
				Prescription information obtained from the PDMP may be included in the
				patient's chart.
(2) All
				prescribers and dispensers authorized to have internet access to the PDMP shall
				follow written policies governing access to the PDMP, the recording and use of
				prescription information obtained from the PDMP, and the protection of any
				written or electronic records in which prescription information is
				recorded.
(3) All prescribers and
				dispensers authorized to have internet access to the PDMP shall review DPH Form
				7207 "Guide To The Georgia Prescription Drug Monitoring Database" and sign DPH
				Form 7207-A "Responsibility Statement."
O.C.G.A. §§
											31-2A-6,  31-5-5,  16-13-57 through 
				  16-13-65.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-7 - VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS › Subject 511-7-2 - PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM › Rule 511-7-2-.08 - De-identification of prescription information held in the PDMP for more than two years

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Prescription information entered into the PDMP shall be
				 de-identified two years from the date such information was transmitted to the
				 database by the dispenser. De-identification shall be conducted according to
				 the standards set forth in
				  45 C.F.R. 164.514  as it may be amended from time
				 to time.
O.C.G.A. §§
											31-2A-6,  31-5-5,  16-13-57 through 
				  16-13-65.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-8 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) › Subject 511-8-1 - The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) › Rule 511-8-1-.01 - Legal Authority

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
These rules are adopted and published pursuant to Section 17
				 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended.
42 U.S.C. §
											1786;  7 C.F.R. §
											246; O.C.G.A. §§
										31-2A-6(a),  31-5-1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-8 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) › Subject 511-8-1 - The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) › Rule 511-8-1-.02 - Title and Purpose

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
These rules shall be known as the Administrative Rules for
				 the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
				 (Georgia WIC). The purpose of these rules is to provide for the administration
				 of Georgia WIC as set forth by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, and
				 the Code of Federal Regulations.
42 U.S.C. §
											1786;  7 C.F.R. §
											246; O.C.G.A. §§
										31-2A-6(a),  31-5-1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-8 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) › Subject 511-8-1 - The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) › Rule 511-8-1-.03 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(a)
				"Adverse action" means an action taken by the State agency, and which is
				subject to full or abbreviated administrative review as provided by
				 7 C.F.R. §
										246.18(a)(1)(i)(ii), as a
				result of a vendor violation of the Georgia WIC rules and
				regulations.
(b) "Days" means
				calendar days.
(c) "Department"
				means the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(d) "FNS" means the Food and Nutrition
				Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(e) "Food delivery system" means the method
				used by State and local agencies to provide supplemental foods to
				participants.
(f) "State" means the
				state of Georgia.
(g) "State
				agency" means the Georgia Department of Public Health.
(h) "State Plan" means the Georgia WIC plan
				of operation and administration that describes the manner in which the State
				agency intends to implement and operate all aspects of Georgia WIC.
(i) "Vendor" means a sole proprietorship,
				partnership, cooperative association, corporation, or other business entity
				operating one or more stores authorized by the State agency to provide
				authorized supplemental foods to participants under a retail food delivery
				system. Each store operated by a business entity constitutes a separate vendor
				and must be authorized separately from other stores operated by the business
				entity. Each store must have a single, fixed location, except when the
				authorization of mobile stores is necessary to meet the special needs described
				in the Georgia WIC State Plan of operation.
(j) "Vendor authorization" means the process
				by which the State agency assesses, selects, and enters into agreements with
				stores that apply or subsequently reapply to be authorized as
				vendors.
(k) "Farmer" means any
				individual authorized by the state agency to participant in the Georgia
				Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, for the purpose of providing fresh,
				unprepared fruits, vegetables and herbs to WIC participants, or the Senior
				Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, for the purpose of providing low-income
				seniors with fresh, unprepared fruits, vegetables, and herbs, at designated
				market sites.
(l) "Farmer
				Authorization" means the process by which the State agency assesses, selects,
				and enters into agreements with farmers that apply or subsequently reapply to
				be authorized as vendors.
42 U.S.C. §
												1786; 7 C.F.R. Parts 246, 248, 249;
				 O.C.G.A. §§
											31-2A-6,  31-5-1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-8 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) › Subject 511-8-1 - The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) › Rule 511-8-1-.04 - Purpose and Administration

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose
. The Special
				Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children follows from the
				Child Nutrition Act of 1966 which states, in part, that the Congress finds that
				substantial numbers of pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants
				and young children from families with inadequate income are at special risk
				with respect to their physical and mental health by reason of inadequate
				nutrition or health care, or both. The purpose of Georgia WIC is to:
(a) provide supplemental foods, and nutrition
				education and counseling through payment of cash grants to State agencies which
				administer Georgia WIC through local agencies at no cost to eligible
				persons;
(b) serve as an adjunct to
				good health care during critical times of growth and development, in order to
				prevent the occurrence of health problems, including drug and other harmful
				substance abuse, and to improve the health status of these persons;
				and
(c) supplement the Supplemental
				Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and any program under which foods are
				distributed to needy families in lieu of food stamps and receipt of food or
				meals from soup kitchens, or shelters or other forms of emergency food
				assistance.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(a) The State agency shall publish the terms
				and conditions for vendor authorization and participation under the Georgia WIC
				State Plan of operation through the Georgia WIC Procedures Manual, the Vendor
				Agreement, and Georgia WIC Vendor Handbook. A copy of the Georgia WIC Vendor
				Handbook containing the terms and conditions for vendor authorization and
				participation shall be made available to each authorized vendor. Such terms and
				conditions may be amended from time to time when Georgia WIC finds it necessary
				or appropriate to do so. All such amendments shall be made available to vendors
				at the addresses provided by the vendors to Georgia WIC. Vendors are required
				to abide by the provisions of the current Vendor Handbook, as amended,
				including the sanction system outlined therein. Vendors will be subject to
				sanctions for program violations in accordance with the version of the handbook
				and all amendments in effect at the time the violation occurs. Amended terms
				and conditions shall be effective as specified by Georgia WIC at the time of
				publication.
(b) The State agency
				shall publish the terms and conditions for farmer authorization and
				participation in the Georgia WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program and the
				Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program under the Georgia WIC State Plan of
				operation through the Georgia WIC Procedures Manual, the Farmer Agreement, and
				the Georgia WIC Farmer Handbook. A copy of the Georgia WIC Farmer Handbook
				containing the terms and conditions for farmer authorization and participation
				shall be made available to each authorized farmer. Such terms and conditions
				may be amended from time to time when Georgia WIC finds it necessary or
				appropriate to do so. All such amendments shall be made available to farmers at
				the addresses provided by the farmers to Georgia WIC. Farmers are required to
				abide by the provisions of the current Farmer Handbook, as amended, including
				the sanction system outlined therein. Farmers will be subject to sanctions for
				program violations in accordance with the version of the handbook and all
				amendments in effect at the time the violation occurs. Amended terms and
				conditions shall be effective as specified by Georgia WIC at the time of
				publication.
42 U.S.C. §
												1786;
				  7 C.F.R. §§
												246.1, 246.3, 248.1, 248.3, 249.1, 249.3; O.C.G.A.
				 §§
											31-2A-6,  31-5-1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-8 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) › Subject 511-8-1 - The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) › Rule 511-8-1-.06 - Procedures for Vendor and Farmer Administrative Review, Hearings and Appeals

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(a)
Intent.
It is the intent of this regulation to comply with the
				requirements of
				 7 C.F.R. §
										246.18,  7 C.F.R. §
										248.16, and
				 7 C.F.R. §
										249.16  while following the existing
				procedures of the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act, O.C.G.A. §
									50-13-1
et
				seq.,
and specifically O.C.G.A. §
									50-13-41, in cases entitled to full administrative review; and to provide for the prompt,
				fair, and efficient internal review of cases entitled to abbreviated
				administrative review in accordance with the requirements of
				 7 C.F.R. §
										246.18,  7 C.F.R. §
										248.16, and
				 7 C.F.R. §
										249.16.
(b)
Administrative Review Procedures
				for Vendors
(1)
Full
				Administrative Review
(A) The following
				adverse actions shall be subject to full administrative review upon timely
				request by the vendor:
(i) Denial of
				authorization based on the application of the vendor selection criteria for
				minimum variety and quantity of authorized supplemental foods, or on a
				determination that the vendor is operating a store sold by its previous owner
				in an attempt to circumvent a sanction, as stated in
				 7 C.F.R. §
													246.12(g)(7);
(ii) Termination of an agreement for
				cause;
(iii) Disqualification;
				and
(iv) Imposition of a fine or a
				civil money penalty in lieu of disqualification.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-9 - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Subject 511-9-1 - ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE › Rule 511-9-1-.01 - Scope and Purpose

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
				These regulations are enacted pursuant to Title 31 and Title 38 of the Georgia
				Code, and apply to the exercise of authority by the Department and local county
				boards of health to order measures necessary to prevent the spread of
				communicable diseases or conditions likely to endanger the public
				health.
(2) The purpose of this
				Chapter is to ensure uniform and coordinated efforts to prevent or respond to a
				potential public health emergency through the implementation of public health
				control measures, and to protect the rights of individuals who may be subject
				to such measures.
(3) This Chapter
				shall not apply to the isolation or treatment of individuals with
				tuberculosis.
O.C.G.A. §§
										31-2A-2,  31-2A-3,  31-2A-4,  31-2A-6,  31-3-4,  31-12-2.1,  31-12-3,  31-12-4,  38-3-51.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Upon report of a communicable disease
				dangerous to the public health, or upon discovery that an individual or group
				of individuals may be infected with or may have been exposed to a communicable
				disease, the Department may exercise the authorities and powers set forth in
				Titles 31 and 38 of the Georgia Code, including social distancing, as
				determined necessary to control the spread of disease.
(2) In order to control the spread of a
				communicable disease that may pose a threat to the public health, the
				Department may:
(a) Isolate persons infected
				with communicable diseases or conditions likely to endanger the health of
				others, until they are found to be free of the infectious agent or
				disease;
(b) Quarantine persons
				exposed to, or reasonably suspected of having been exposed to, a communicable
				disease, until they are found to be free of the infectious agent or
				disease;
(c) Require surveillance,
				including the active and direct active monitoring of carriers of disease and
				persons exposed to, or reasonably suspected of having been exposed to, a
				communicable disease, until it is determined that they no longer pose a threat
				of spreading disease;
(d) Require
				persons to be vaccinated or immunized, examined, and treated;
1. Except as provided in subsection (2)
				below, an individual shall be exempt from vaccination or immunization if the
				person, or the parent or legal guardian in the case of a minor, furnishes an
				affidavit that complies with DPH Rule
				 511-2-2-.07.
2. The Department may require vaccination or
				immunization of those who object on the grounds of religious beliefs if it is
				determined that an epidemic or the threat of an epidemic exists;
(e) Restrict travel into or within
				the state;
(f) Limit or cancel
				public gatherings;
(g) Close,
				evacuate, or decontaminate any facility, or destroy or decontaminate any
				contaminated materials, that the Department reasonably suspects may pose a
				danger to public health.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
				Upon report of a communicable disease dangerous to the public health, or upon
				discovery that an individual or group of individuals may be infected with or
				may have been exposed to a communicable disease, the District Health Directors
				may, in their capacity as chief executive officers of the County Boards of
				Health, exercise the authorities and powers set forth in Titles 31 of the
				Georgia Code, including social distancing, as determined necessary to control
				the spread of disease.
(2) In order
				to control the spread of a communicable disease that may pose a threat to the
				public health, the District Health Directors may:
(a) Isolate suspected infected persons with
				communicable diseases or conditions likely to endanger the health of others
				until they are found free of the infectious agent or disease;
(b) Require persons to be vaccinated or
				immunized, examined, and treated;
1. Except
				as provided in subsection (2) below, an individual shall be exempt from
				vaccination or immunization if the person, or the parent or legal guardian in
				the case of a minor, furnishes an affidavit that complies with DPH Rule
				 511-2-2-.07.
2. The District Health Directors may require
				vaccination or immunization of those who' object on the grounds of religious
				beliefs if it is determined that an epidemic or the threat of an epidemic
				exists.
(c) The District
				Health Directors are hereby delegated the authority to issue quarantine orders
				on behalf of the Department within their respective Public Health Districts,
				and to take all actions associated with that authority in accordance with the
				Georgia Code and these rules and regulations; provided, however, that the
				District Health Directors shall consult with the Commissioner before issuing an
				order for quarantine. The District Health Directors may enlist the aid of any
				county health department personnel under their supervision to enforce an order
				of quarantine.
(d) The District
				Health Directors are hereby delegated the authority to close, evacuate, or
				decontaminate, as appropriate, any facility when there is reasonable belief
				that such facility may endanger the public health, and to enlist the aid of any
				county health department personnel under their supervision; provided, however,
				that the District Health Directors shall consult with the Commissioner before
				issuing an order to close, evacuate, or decontaminate a facility.
(e) The District Health Directors may
				implement any control measure through the issuance of an administrative
				order.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-9 - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Subject 511-9-2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Rule 511-9-2-.01 - Purpose

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) These rules
				establish standards for Ground Ambulance services, Air Ambulance Services,
				Medical First Responder Services, Neonatal Transport Services, designation of
				Specialty Care Centers and base station facilities, statewide and regional
				advisory councils, training and licensing requirements for Medics, EMS
				Instructor licensing, EMS Instructor/Coordinator licensing, and course approval
				requirements for Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technician,
				Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, and Paramedic training programs, and
				others as may be related to O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-11.
(2) The Director or Medical Director of the
				Office of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma has the authority to waive any
				rule, procedure, or policy in the event of a public health emergency, disaster,
				or state of emergency in order to provide timely critical care and
				transportation to the injured or ill. Such waiver shall be in writing and filed
				with the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health.
O.C.G.A. §§
											31-2A-3,  31-2A-6,  31-11-5.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Trauma and Burn Centers.
(a) Applicability.
1. No hospital shall hold itself out as or
				advertise to the public that it is designated by the Department as a trauma or
				burn center without first meeting the requirements of these rules and obtaining
				approval from the Department.
2.
				This section is not intended to prevent any hospital from providing medical
				care to any trauma or burn patient.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Applicability
(a) No person shall operate, advertise, or
				hold themselves out to be an Air Ambulance Service in the state of Georgia
				without being in compliance with the provisions of O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-11 and
				these rules and regulations and without being duly licensed by the Department.
				However, this Rule shall not apply to the following:
1. An air ambulance or air ambulance service
				operated by an agency of the United States government;
2. A vehicle rendering assistance temporarily
				in the case of a declared major catastrophe, disaster, or public health
				emergency which is beyond the capabilities of available Georgia licensed Air
				Ambulance Services;
3. An air
				ambulance operated from a location outside of Georgia and transporting patients
				picked up beyond the limits of Georgia to locations within Georgia;
4. An air ambulance service licensed to
				operate in another state and transporting patients picked up at a medical
				facility within the limits of Georgia to locations outside the limits of
				Georgia, unless such air ambulance is pre-positioned within the limits of
				Georgia prior to receiving the request for transport;
5. An air ambulance licensed in a state
				adjacent to Georgia that is responding to a request from a Georgia licensed EMS
				Agency;
6. An air ambulance or air
				ambulance service owned and operated by a governmental entity whose primary
				role is not to transport patients by air ambulance, and who is not receiving
				payment for such services;
7. An
				air ambulance or air ambulance service owned and operated by a bona fide
				non-profit charitable institution and that is not for hire.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Applicability.
(a) No person shall operate, advertise, or
				hold themselves out to be a Ground Ambulance Service in the state of Georgia
				without being in compliance with the provisions of O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-11 and
				these rules and regulations and without being duly licensed by the Department.
				However, this Rule shall not apply to the following:
1. An ambulance or ambulance service operated
				by an agency of the United States government;
2. A vehicle rendering assistance temporarily
				in the case of a major catastrophe, disaster, or public health emergency which
				is beyond the capabilities of available Georgia licensed ambulance
				services;
3. An ambulance operated
				from a location outside of Georgia and transporting patients picked up beyond
				the limits of Georgia to locations within Georgia;
4. An invalid car or the operator
				thereof.
5. An ambulance service
				licensed to operate in another state and transporting patients picked up at a
				medical facility within the limits of Georgia to locations outside the limits
				of Georgia unless such ambulance is pre-positioned within the limits of Georgia
				prior to receiving the request for transport.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Applicability.
(a) Any Ground Ambulance Service may utilize
				a registered and approved Ground Ambulance for the transport of
				Neonates.
(b) Any Air Ambulance
				Service may utilize a registered and approved Air Ambulance for the transport
				of Neonates.
(c) No person shall
				operate, advertise, or hold themselves out to be a licensed Neonatal Transport
				Service, or advertise as such without meeting the following requirements and
				without being duly licensed by the Department. However, the provisions of this
				chapter shall not apply to any neonatal transport vehicle operated by an agency
				of the United States government.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Applicability.
(a) No person shall operate, advertise, or
				hold themselves out to be a Medical First Responder Service, or advertise as
				such in the state of Georgia without first meeting the following requirements
				and being duly licensed by the Department.
(b) However, the provisions of this chapter
				shall not apply to:
1. Any first responder
				unit operated by an agency of the United States government.
2. Any rescue organization licensed by the
				Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, including its
				individual members.
3. Any person
				or designated first responder unit directly requested to the scene of an
				emergency by an appropriate public safety agency or ambulance service for the
				purpose of rendering on-site care, rescue or extrication, until the arrival of
				a duly licensed Ground Ambulance Service, Air Ambulance Service, or duly
				licensed Medical First Responder Service. This includes agencies routinely
				requested to the scene in this manner that cannot or choose not to meet the
				requirements of these rules.
4. Any
				supervisory vehicle of a licensed ambulance service.
5. A person rendering assistance temporarily
				in the case of a major catastrophe, disaster, or public health emergency which
				is beyond the capability of licensed Medical First Responder Services or
				licensed Ground Ambulance Services.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-9 - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Subject 511-9-2 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Rule 511-9-2-.10 - Procurement, Control, Handling, and Accountability of Pharmaceuticals

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Procurement of
				Pharmaceuticals. Medical directors of licensed ambulance services, medical
				first responder services, or neonatal transport services are authorized to
				contract with Georgia licensed pharmacies to furnish dangerous drugs and
				controlled substances for the vehicles of their particular services. Such
				dangerous drugs and controlled substances shall be furnished, secured, and
				stored in the manner provided for in O.C.G.A. §
									26-4-116.
(2) Storage of Pharmaceuticals.
				Pharmaceuticals shall not be left unattended on vehicles unless such vehicles
				are maintained in environmentally controlled facilities, or the pharmaceuticals
				are kept in environmentally controlled boxes in the patient compartment or in
				the patient compartment when the compartment is maintained at a temperature
				within the range specified by pharmaceutical manufacturers, and such vehicles
				are locked. Pharmaceuticals shall not be left outside of kits on open shelves
				or compartments. Narcotics must be maintained in accordance with Georgia
				Pharmacy Regulations. The theft of any pharmaceuticals must be reported
				immediately to the proper local and state authorities, as well as to the
				department.
(3) Accountability of
				Pharmaceuticals. All licensed emergency medical services must have a written
				policy, signed by the administrative director of the EMS, the local medical
				director of the EMS, and the pharmacist from whom pharmaceuticals are obtained.
				The policy shall address at a minimum the following areas: procurement, par
				levels, receiving, storage, distribution, accountability, inventory check
				frequency, waste/expiration, handling of inventory discrepancies, and other
				issues deemed important by any of the signees.
O.C.G.A. §§
										26-4-116,  31-2A-3,  31-2A-6,  31-11-5,  31-11-6,  31-11-9,  31-11-34,  31-11-53 to 
				  31-11-55,  31-11-59,  31-11-60,  31-11-60.1.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Department and its duly authorized
				agents shall be permitted to enter upon and inspect licensed EMS Agencies,
				including registered vehicles, other agency owned vehicles that resemble a
				first responder vehicle or ambulance, facilities, records applicable to
				licensure, including but not limited to call logs, vehicle maintenance records,
				patient care reports, communication tapes, and personnel licensing records in a
				reasonable manner in regards to the operation of Emergency Medical Services.
				The Department is authorized to set policy for such inspections and records.
				EMS Agencies shall permit scheduled and unscheduled inspections by the
				Department and its duly authorized agents.
(2) When the Department conducts an
				inspection, the findings shall be recorded on an inspection report form
				provided for this purpose. The authorized representative of the EMS Agency
				shall sign a form acknowledging the inspection. Signing this form does not
				indicate agreement with the findings thereon. A copy or electronic version of
				the inspection form shall be furnished to the EMS Agency within ten business
				days.
(a) EMS Agencies or those applying to be
				an EMS Agency whose Ground Ambulance(s), Air Ambulance(s) or Neonatal Transport
				Vehicle(s) is/are unable to fully pass the Department-specified inspection and
				is/are unable to become compliant before the assigned Department personnel
				depart(s) the inspection site, shall have the inspection(s) recorded as (a)
				failed inspection(s) and shall be subject to a re-inspection fee for each
				re-inspection of that/those ambulance(s)/vehicle(s). A subsequent inspection
				for that/those Ground Ambulance(s), Air Ambulance(s), or Neonatal Transport
				Vehicle(s) will not be performed until the re-inspection fee is received by the
				Department. Re-inspection fees will be as follows:
1. For the first re-inspection of a Ground
				Ambulance, Air Ambulance, or Neonatal Transport Vehicle, the re-inspection fee
				will be equal to ten percent (10%) of the Department-specified annual Ground
				Ambulance/Air Ambulance/Neonatal Transport Vehicle license fee.
2. For the second and subsequent
				re-inspection(s) of a Ground Ambulance, Air Ambulance, or Neonatal Transport
				Vehicle, the re-inspection fee will be equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of
				the Department-specified annual Ground Ambulance/Air Ambulance/Neonatal
				Transport Vehicle license fee.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) No person shall practice or hold
				themselves out as an Emergency Medical Technician - Responder, Emergency
				Medical Technician, Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate, Advanced
				Emergency Medical Technician, Cardiac Technician, or Paramedic without being
				licensed by the Department.
(2)
				Prior to licensure, all applicants must be certified by the National Registry
				of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) at the level for which they are
				applying, or must be certified by the United States Special Operations Command
				(USSOCOM) as an Advanced Tactical Practitioner (ATP).
(3) All applicants for licensure must provide
				information to the Department in a manner and on forms specified by the
				Department, to include at a minimum the name, home address, mailing address,
				email address, phone number, date of birth and social security number of the
				applicant.
(4) Applicants shall not
				misrepresent or falsify any information on forms, applications, or documents
				filed with or submitted to the Department for the purpose of licensure or any
				other purpose specified in these rules.
(5) The Department may refuse to issue a
				license to an applicant who has been subject to disciplinary action imposed by
				another state or lawful licensing or certifying authority.
(6) All applicants for licensure must submit
				to a fingerprint based criminal history records check from the Georgia Crime
				Information Center (GCIC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
(a) Fingerprints shall be in such form and of
				such quality as prescribed by the Department, the GCIC and under standards
				adopted by the FBI.
(b) Fees may be
				charged as necessary to cover the costs of the records search.