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U.S. State Codes
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Georgia
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Title 31 - Health
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Chapter 2A - Department of ...
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Article 1 - General Provisions
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 31-2A-1. Creation of Board of Public Health; powers, duties, and functions of Board of Community Health transferred to the Board of Public Health; board composition and terms; vacancies, removal; chairperson; reimbursement of expenses
§ 31-2A-2. Creation of Department of Public Health; transition of powers, function, and duties to new agency; commissioner of public health; creation of divisions
§ 31-2A-3. Department of Public Health successor to certain rules, regulations, policies, procedures, administrative orders, rights, interests, and obligations of Department of Community Health
§ 31-2A-4. Obligation to safeguard and promote health of people of the state
§ 31-2A-5. Office of Women's Health; duties
§ 31-2A-6. Rules and regulations
§ 31-2A-7. "Conviction data" defined; department authorized to receive data from law enforcement relevant to employment decisions; criminal history information; retention of fingerprints
§ 31-2A-8. Department as agency of state for receipt and administration of federal and other funds
§ 31-2A-9. Studies and surveys of programs
§ 31-2A-10. Venue of actions against department or board
§ 31-2A-11. Standards for sewage management systems
§ 31-2A-12. Rules and regulations governing operation of land disposal sites for septic tank waste from one business
§ 31-2A-13. Diabetes coordinator; central repository for data related to prevention and treatment of diabetes
§ 31-2A-14. Georgia Diabetes Control Grant Program; advisory committee; administration of authorized grant programs; grant criteria
§ 31-2A-15. Additional duties of commissioner; authority to convene expert panels and consult with experts
§ 31-2A-16. Maternal Mortality Review Committee established
§ 31-2A-17. Alzheimer's Disease Registry established; purpose; procedures; rules and regulations; confidentiality of data
§ 31-2A-18. Establishment of the Low THC Oil Patient Registry; definitions; purpose; registration cards; semiannual reports; waiver forms; annual review and recommendations