Any physician or other person who makes a diagnosis of or treats a case of sexually transmitted disease and any superintendent or manager of a hospital, dispensary, or charitable or penal institution in which there is discovered a case of sexually transmitted disease shall make report of such case to the health authorities in such form and manner as the Department of Public Health shall direct.
History. Ga. L. 1918, p. 275, § 2; Code 1933, § 88-502; Code 1933, § 88-1602, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214; Ga. L. 2020, p. 55, § 8/SB 372.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, substituted “sexually transmitted” for “venereal” twice.
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For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 17 - Control of Sexually Transmitted Disease
§ 31-17-1. Enumeration of Diseases Deemed Dangerous to Public Health
§ 31-17-2. Report of Diagnosis or Treatment to Health Authorities
§ 31-17-3. Examination and Treatment by Health Authorities
§ 31-17-4. Serologic Tests of Pregnant Women
§ 31-17-4.1. Chlamydia Screening Test
§ 31-17-4.2. Hiv and Syphilis Pregnancy Screening
§ 31-17-5. Prophylactic Treatment at Childbirth
§ 31-17-6. Regulation of Laboratories