Any employee of any state institution, agency, or department charged with the care, treatment, or diagnosis of persons infected with tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis who contracts tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis while employed by such institution, agency, or department may be carried on the payroll of such institution, agency, or department at one-half of his total compensation or $150.00 per month, whichever is less, for the duration of his disability due to tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis, not to exceed 350 weeks. In the event of death of the employee while receiving compensation under this Code section, such compensation shall immediately cease.
History. Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 513, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-2401, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 737, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
§ 31-29-1. Amount of Compensation
§ 31-29-2. Physical Examination Required for Compensation Under Code Section 31-29-1
§ 31-29-3. Periodic Physical Examinations of Persons Receiving Compensation
§ 31-29-4. Effect of Retirement Under Chapter 2 of Title 47
§ 31-29-5. Contributions to Retirement System Where Employee Does Not Retire
§ 31-29-6. Rights of Employees Under State Personnel Administration
§ 31-29-8. Specific Inclusion of Employees of Certain Institutions