Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The
Administrative History
following each Rule gives
			 the date on which the Rule was originally filed and its effective date, as well
			 as the date on which any amendment or repeal was filed and its effective date.
			 Principal abbreviations used in the Administrative History are as
			 follows:
f. - filed
eff. - effective
R. - Rule (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control
			 number)
Ch. - Chapter (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control
			 number)
ER. - Emergency Rule
Rev. - Revised
Note: Emergency Rules
are listed in each Rule's
			 Administrative History by Emergency Rule number, date filed and effective date.
			 The Emergency Rule will be in effect for 120 days or until the effective date
			 of a permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this Emergency
			 Rule is adopted, as specified by the Agency.
Chapter 511-9-2 entitled "Emergency Medical Services" adopted. F.
			 Dec. 14, 2011; eff. Jan. 3, 2012 (previously Chapter 111-9-2).
Chapter 511-8-1 entitled The Special Supplemental Nutrition
			 Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) adopted. F. Jan. 4, 2012; eff.
			 Jan. 24, 2012.
Chapter 511-5 entitled "Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
			 Program" adopted. F. Apr. 11, 2012; May 1, 2012.
Chapter 511-1-1 entitled "Organization" adopted. F. Jun. 7, 2012;
			 eff. Jun. 26, 2012.
Chapter 511-5-7 entitled "Reports of Induced Termination of
			 Pregnancy" and rule
			  511-5-7-.01  adopted. F. Dec. 18,
			 2012; eff. Jan. 7, 2013.
Chapter 511-5-6 entitled "Vision, Hearing, Dental, and Nutrition
			 Screening of Children Entering Public Schools" adopted. F. May 22, 2013; eff.
			 June 11, 2013.
Chapter 511-1-2 entitled "Schedule of Fees for Laboratory
			 Services" adopted. F. July 1, 2013; eff. July 21, 2013.
Chapter 511-6-2 entitled "Tourist Accommodations" adopted. F.
			 July 16, 2013; eff. Jan. 1, 2014, as specified by the Agency.
Chapters 511-1-3 entitled "Vital Records," 511-2-2 entitled
			 "Immunization of Children as a Prerequisite to Admission to School and Other
			 Facilities," 511-2-3 entitled "Tuberculosis Control," 511-2-4 entitled
			 "Reporting of Venereal Diseases," 511-3-2 entitled "Mass Gatherings," 511-3-7
			 entitled "Georgia Smokefree Air Act of 2005," 511-3-8 entitled "Land Disposal
			 of Domestic Septage," 511-4-1 entitled "Importation, Purchase, Breeding, Giving
			 Away, Sale or Offer of Sale of Birds of the Psittacine Family," 511-4-2
			 entitled "Control of Rabies," 511-4-3 entitled "Mosquito Control Measures on
			 Impounded Waters," 511-5-1 entitled "Midwifery" 511-5-2 entitled "The
			 Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies," 511-5-3 entitled "Prophylactic
			 Treatment of the Eyes of the Newborn," 511-5-4 entitled "Serologic Test for
			 Syphilis for Pregnant Women," 511-5-5 entitled "Testing for Inherited Disorders
			 in the Newborn," and 511-7-1 entitled "Georgia Volunteer Health Program"
			 adopted. F. Sep. 20, 2013; eff. Oct. 10, 2013.
Chapter 511-2-1 entitled "Notification of Disease" adopted. F.
			 Sep. 23, 2013; eff. Oct. 13, 2013.
Chapters 511-2-5 entitled "Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
			 (AIDS)," 511-3-3 entitled "Drinking Water Supply," 511-3-4 entitled "Solid
			 Waste," 511-3-5 entitled "Swimming Pools and Recreational Water Parks" and
			 511-5-8 entitled "Screening of Public School Children for Scoliosis" adopted.
			 F. Oct. 15, 2013; eff. Nov. 4, 2013.
Chapter 511-3-6 entitled "Portable Sanitation Contractors"
			 adopted. F. Oct. 16, 2013; eff. Nov. 5, 2013.
Chapter 511-5-9 entitled "Sharps Injury Prevention" adopted. F.
			 Oct. 18, 2013; eff. Nov. 7, 2013.
Chapter 511-3-1 entitled "On-Site Sewage Management Systems"
			 adopted. F. Dec. 20, 2013; eff. Jan. 9, 2014.
Chapter 511-2-2 entitled "Immunization of Children as a
			 Prerequisite to Admission to School and Other Facilities" repealed, new chapter
			 entitled "Immunization of School Children" adopted. F. Apr. 15, 2014; eff. May
			 5, 2014.
Chapter 511-5-5 entitled "Testing for Inherited Disorders in the
			 Newborn" repealed, new chapter entitled "Georgia Newborn Screening Program"
			 adopted. F. May 13, 2014; eff. June 2, 2014.
Rule
			  511-1-3-.08  repealed and new rule
			 adopted. F. May 27, 2014; eff. June 16, 2014.
Chapter 511-3-8 entitled "Land Disposal of Domestic Septage"
			 repealed. F. June 20, 2014; eff. July 10, 2014.
Rules
			  511-9-2-.04  and  .16  amended. F. Apr.
			 2, 2015; eff. Apr. 22, 2015.
Rule
			  511-2-1-.05  adopted. Rule
			  511-2-2-.07  amended. F. May 27,
			 2015; eff. June 16, 2015.
Chapter 511-5-11 entitled "Low THC Oil Patient Registry" adopted.
			 F. July 24, 2015; eff. Aug. 13, 2015.
Rule
			  511-2-1-.05  amended. F. Oct. 2,
			 2015; eff. Oct. 22, 2015.
Chapter 511-6-1 entitled "Food Service" adopted. F. Oct. 9, 2015;
			 eff. Oct. 29, 2015.
Chapter 511-4-3 entitled "Mosquito Control Measures on Impounded
			 Waters" repealed. F. Oct. 20, 2015; eff. Nov. 9, 2015.
Chapter 511-5-1 entitled "Midwifery" repealed, new Chapter of the
			 same title adopted. F. Nov. 13, 2015; eff. Dec. 3, 2015.
Rule
			  511-3-1-.11  amended. Rule
			  511-3-1-.19  adopted. F. Dec. 7,
			 2015; eff. Dec. 27, 2015.
Chapter 511-9-1 entitled "Isolation and Quarantine" adopted. F.
			 Feb. 2, 2016; eff. Feb. 22, 2016.
Chapter 511-2-6 entitled "Handling and Disposition of Human
			 Remains Infected with a Dangerous Virus" adopted. F. Feb. 16, 2016; eff. Mar.
			 7, 2016.
Rules
			  511-1-3-.38  and  .39  amended. F. Mar.
			 2, 2016; eff. Mar. 22, 2016.
Rules
			  511-9-2-.04  and  .10  non-substantive
			 error correction. Effective May 17, 2016.
Rules
			  511-9-2-.02,  .03,  .06  thru .09, .11
			 thru .13, .16 thru .19 amended. Rule
			  511-9-2-.14  repealed. F. Apr. 27,
			 2016; eff. May 17, 2016.
Rule
			  511-5-5-.04  amended. F. May 12,
			 2016; eff. June 1, 2016.
Chapter 511-1-4 entitled "Administrative Review Proceedings"
			 adopted. F. Sep. 1, 2016; eff. Sep. 21, 2016.
Emergency Rule Chapter
			 511-5-12-0.1 entitled "Donated
			 Drug Repository Program" adopted. F. Jan. 3, 2017; eff. Jan. 1, 2017. This
			 emergency rule chapter shall remain in effect until March 29, 2017, as
			 specified by the Agency.
Chapter 511-3-5 entitled "Swimming Pools and Recreational Water
			 Park" repealed, new chapter entitled "Public Swimming Pools, Spas, and
			 Recreational Water Parks" adopted. F. Jan. 11, 2017; eff. Jan. 31, 2017.
Rule
			  511-1-1-.05  adopted. F. Feb. 2,
			 2017; eff. Feb. 22, 2017.
Rule
			  511-9-2-.04  amended. F. May 19,
			 2017; eff. June 8, 2017.
Chapter 511-7-2 entitled "Prescription Drug Monitoring Program"
			 adopted. F. Oct. 6, 2017; eff. Oct. 26, 2017.
Rules
			  511-1-3-.19,  .21,  .23,  .25,  .26,  .38  amended. Rule
			  511-1-3-.20  repealed. F. Oct. 25,
			 2017; eff. Nov. 14, 2017.
Rules
			  511-2-1-.01  thru .04 amended. F.
			 Oct. 27, 2017; eff. Nov. 16, 2017.
Chapter 511-4-1 entitled "Importation, Purchase, Breeding, Giving
			 Away, Sale or Offer of Sale of Birds of the Psittacine Family" repealed. F.
			 Nov. 8, 2017; eff. Nov. 28, 2017.
Chapter 511-2-7 entitled "Rabies Control" adopted. Chapter
			 511-4-2 entitled "Control of Rabies" repealed. F. Jan. 22, 2018; eff. Feb. 11,
			 2018.
Rule
			  511-9-2-.04  amended. F. Jan. 24,
			 2018; eff. Feb. 13, 2018.
Chapter 511-2-8 entitled "Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT)"
			 adopted. F. Apr. 18, 2018; eff. May 8, 2018.
Rule
			  511-9-2-.07  amended. F. Apr. 24,
			 2018; eff. May 14, 2018.
Rules
			  511-7-2-.04,  .07  amended. F. June
			 19, 2018; eff. July 9, 2018.
Rule
			  511-9-2-.04  amended. F. June 22,
			 2018; eff. July 12, 2018.
Rules
			  511-6-1-.01,  .08  amended. F. July
			 24, 2018; eff. Aug. 13, 2018.
Rules
			  511-6-1-.01,  .08  amended. F. Oct. 1,
			 2018; eff. Oct. 21, 2018.
Rule
			  511-1-3-.33  amended. F. Oct. 19,
			 2018; eff. Nov. 11, 2018, as specified by the Agency.
Rules
			  511-8-1-.03,  .05,  .06  amended. F.
			 Oct. 30, 2018; eff. Nov. 11, 2018, as specified by the Agency.
Rules
			  511-2-1-.01,  .03,  .05  amended. Rule
			  511-2-1-.06  adopted. F. Mar. 20,
			 2019; eff. Apr. 19, 2019, as specified by the Agency.
Note:
Rules
			  511-2-2-.01  through  .07, correction
			 of non-substantive typographical error in title in History on SOS Rules and
			 Regulations website, errors discovered May 2019. Effective June 12,
			 2019.
Rules
			  511-2-2-.02,  .07  amended. F. May 13,
			 2019; eff. June 12, 2019, as specified by the Agency.
Rules
			  511-5-5-.03,  .04,  .07  amended. F.
			 June 14, 2019; eff. July 15, 2019, as specified by the Agency.
Rules
			  511-1-3-.19,  .23,  .33,  .34  amended.
			 F. Sep. 6, 2019; eff. Oct. 7, 2019, as specified by the Agency.
Rule
			  511-9-2-.04  repealed and number
			 reserved. Rule
			  511-9-2-.05  adopted. F. Sep. 16,
			 2019; eff. Oct. 16, 2019, as specified by the Agency.
Subject 511-5-13 entitled "Designation of Perinatal Centers"
			 adopted. F. Oct. 22, 2019; eff. Nov. 14, 2019, as specified by the
			 Agency.
Rules
			  511-9-2-.02,  .03  amended. Rule
			  511-9-2-.04  adopted. F. Nov. 14,
			 2019; eff. Dec. 9, 2019, as specified by the Agency.
ER.
			 511-9-2-0.2-.20 adopted. F. Mar.
			 26, 2020; eff. Mar. 26, 2020, this rule to remain in effect for a period of 120
			 days or until the adoption of a permanent rule covering the same subject matter
			 superseding this Emergency Rule, as specified by the Agency.
Rule
			  511-2-2-.02  amended. F. June 3,
			 2020; eff. June 21, 2020, as specified by the Agency.
Subject 511-2-9 entitled "Syringe Services Programs" adopted. F.
			 July 27, 2020; eff. Aug. 16, 2020.
ER.
			 511-9-2-0.2-.20 repealed. F.
			 Aug. 26, 2020; eff. Aug. 26, 2020.
ER.
			 511-9-2-0.3-.20 adopted. F. Aug.
			 26, 2020; eff. Aug. 26, 2020, this rule to remain in effect for a period of 120
			 days after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, as specified by the
			 Agency.
Rule
			  511-5-5-.04  amended. F. Sep. 23,
			 2020; eff. Oct. 21, 2020, as specified by the Agency.
Rules
			  511-6-1-.01,  .08  amended. F. Sep.
			 25, 2020; eff. Oct. 16, 2020, as specified by the Agency.
Rules
			  511-9-2-.02,  .16,  .17,  .18  amended.
			 F. Oct. 20, 2020; eff. Nov. 18, 2020, as specified by the Agency.
Rule
			  511-1-3-.23  amended. F. May 24,
			 2021; eff. June 23, 2021, as specified by the Agency.
Rules
			  511-9-2-.01,  .02,  .06  through  .09,
			  .11  through  .13,  .15,  .17  through  .19  amended; Rule
			  511-9-2-.14  adopted. F. Sep. 29,
			 2021; eff. Oct. 27, 2021, as specified by the Agency.
ER.
			 511-9-2-0.4-.07 adopted. F. Oct.
			 27, 2021; eff. Oct. 29, 2021, this rule to remain in effect until December 17,
			 2021, as specified by the Agency.
Rules
			  511-5-5-.02,  .03,  .07,  .09  amended.
			 F. Nov. 29, 2021; eff. Dec. 29, 2021, as specified by the Agency.
ER.
			 511-9-2-0.5-.12 adopted. F. Jan.
			 27, 2022; eff. Jan. 28, 2022, this rule to remain in effect until May 27, 2022,
			 as specified by the Agency.
Rule
			  511-2-9-.08  amended. F. Apr. 20,
			 2022; eff. May 18, 2022, as specified by the Agency.
Rules
			  511-5-13-.02,  .04,  .05  amended. F.
			 June 16, 2022; eff. July 16, 2022, as specified by the Agency.
Rules
			  511-5-8-.02,  .05  amended. F. July
			 19, 2022; eff. Aug. 18, 2022, as specified by the Agency.
Subject 511-5-4 amended. Subject 511-5-4 title changed from
			 "Serologic Test for Syphilis for Pregnant Women" to "Serologic Tests for
			 Pregnant Women." F. Aug. 1, 2022; eff. Aug. 31, 2022, as specified by the
			 Agency.
Rules
			  511-2-8-.01,  .02  amended. F. Aug.
			 22, 2022; eff. Sep. 21, 2022, as specified by the Agency.
Rule
			  511-5-8-.02  amended. F. Nov. 2,
			 2022; eff. Dec. 2, 2022, as specified by the Agency.
Rules
			  511-6-1-.01,  .02,  .03,  .04,  .06,
			  .08,  .10  amended. F. Jan. 25, 2023; eff. Feb. 24, 2023, as specified by the
			 Agency.
Subject 511-3-8 entitled "Body Art" adopted. F. Mar. 8, 2023;
			 eff. Apr. 6, 2023, as specified by the Agency.