Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 31-1-1. Definitions

Except as specifically provided otherwise, as used in this title, the term:
History. Code 1981, § 31-1-1 ; Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 2-7/SB 433; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-2/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 3-5/HB 214.
Editor’s notes.
This Code section was created as part of the Code revision and was thus enacted by Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8 (Code enactment Act).
Law reviews.
For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 31 - Health

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 31-1-1. Definitions

§ 31-1-2. Use of Flammable Materials in Eyeglass Frames; Delivery of Completed Work by Offices, Companies, or Laboratories; Penalty

§ 31-1-3. Detection of Hearing Impairments in Infants; Evaluations

§ 31-1-3.1. Reporting Disabled Newborn Persons; Referral to Treatment and Rehabilitative Services

§ 31-1-3.2. Hearing Screenings for Newborns

§ 31-1-4. Penalties for False Representation, Impersonation

§ 31-1-5. Compensation of Employees for Damage to Wearing Apparel Caused by Patients

§ 31-1-6. Reuse of Heart Pacemakers

§ 31-1-7. Marking of Dentures and Other Removable Dental Prostheses for Identification

§ 31-1-8. Notice of Proposed Special Facility

§ 31-1-9. Breast-Feeding of Baby

§ 31-1-10. State Health Officer; Duties

§ 31-1-11. No Legal Compulsion to Participate in Health Care System; No Legal Prohibition on Purchase or Sale of Health Insurance in Private Health Care Systems

§ 31-1-12. Hospitals to Provide Educational Information to Parents of Newborns Regarding Pertussis Disease and Availability of a Vaccine

§ 31-1-13. Hemophilia Advisory Board

§ 31-1-14. Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (Polst) Forms

§ 31-1-15. Storage, Maintenance, Control, and Oversight of Auto-Injectable Epinephrine by Certain Authorized Entities

§ 31-1-16. Reporting Information Concerning Nurses Holding Multistate Licenses

§ 31-1-17. Notification of Dense Breast Tissue

§ 31-1-18. Individuals With High Risk for Breast Cancer; Consumer Information

§ 31-1-19. Prohibition on Expenditure or Use of State Resources to Advocate for or Intend to Influence Citizens in Support of Medicaid Expansion Under the Federal Affordable Care Act

§ 31-1-23. Blindness Education, Screening, and Treatment Program

§ 31-1-24. Organ Transplant Protections for Individuals With Disabilities; Civil Relief for Violations