The Department of Public Health may promulgate rules and regulations to implement this article. In doing so, the Department of Public Health shall consult with and consider the recommendations of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, consistent with the Georgia Emergency Operations Plan, and shall also consult with and consider rules and regulations promulgated by similarly empowered agencies in other states to promote uniformity of application of this article and make the emergency response systems in the various states reasonably compatible.
History. Code 1981, § 38-3-169 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 296, § 1/SB 230.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2016, “and Homeland Security” was inserted after “Georgia Emergency Management”.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 38 - Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs
Chapter 3 - Emergency Management
Article 11 - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act
§ 38-3-160. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act
§ 38-3-162. Applicability to Volunteer Health Practitioners
§ 38-3-163. Regulation of Volunteer Health Practitioners During an Emergency
§ 38-3-164. Registration Systems
§ 38-3-165. Recognition of Volunteer Health Practitioners Licensed in Other States
§ 38-3-166. Credentialing or Privileging Standards of Health Facilities
§ 38-3-167. Limitation on Services Provided
§ 38-3-168. Construction With Other Provisions; Inclusion
§ 38-3-169. Regulatory Authority