History. Code 1981, § 31-2A-16 , enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 337, § 1/SB 273; Ga. L. 2019, p. 148, § 2-6/HB 186; Ga. L. 2021, p. 419, § 1/HB 567.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted the present provisions of the second sentence of subsection (g) for the former provisions, which read: “Reports shall be distributed to the General Assembly, health care providers and facilities, key government agencies, and others necessary to reduce the maternal death rate”.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, added “within 30 days of receiving a request for such records” at the end of paragraph (d)(1).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2014, Code Section 31-2A-16, as enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 822, § 1/HB 966, was redesignated as Code Section 31-2A-17.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2019, p. 148, § 2-1/HB 186, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This part shall be known and may be cited as ‘The Health Act.’ ”
Law reviews.
For annual survey on administrative law, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2014).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2A - Department of Public Health
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 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-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