Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 31-2A-5. Office of Women’s Health; Duties

History. Code 1981, § 31-2A-5 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 3-1/HB 214; Ga. L. 2019, p. 148, § 2-5/HB 186; Ga. L. 2020, p. 55, § 4/SB 372.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “Office of Health Strategy and Coordination” for “Governor, the General Assembly, the board, the department, and all other state agencies in matters relating to women’s health” in the first sentence of subsection (b); and added subsection (d).
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, deleted the second through seventh sentences in subsection (a); added paragraph (b)(2); redesignated former paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3) as present paragraphs (b)(3) and (4), respectively; deleted former paragraphs (b)(4) and (b)(5); and deleted former subsections (c) and (d).
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.’

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 31 - Health

Chapter 2A - Department of Public Health

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-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