Statutes, codes, and regulations
Georgia Administrative Code
Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTHChapter 511-2 - DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL
Subject 511-2-4 - REPORTING OF VENEREAL DISEASES
Rule 511-2-4-.01 - Definitions

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 511-2-4-.01

Download
PDF
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through November 22, 2024
Rule 511-2-4-.01 - Definitions

Unless a different meaning is required by the context, the following terms as used in these Rules shall have the meaning hereinafter respectively ascribed to same:

(a) "Department" means the Georgia Department of Public Health.
(b) "Venereal Disease" is any case of syphilis, gonorrhea or chancroid.
(c) "Case of Venereal Disease" is any person diagnosed as having a venereal disease.
(d) "Test" is any laboratory procedure conducted for the purpose of aiding in the discovery or diagnosis of a venereal disease.
(e) "Reactive or Positive Test" means any laboratory result suggesting the presence of venereal disease.

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-2-4-.01

O.C.G.A. Secs. 31-2A-6, 31-12-2, 31-17-2, 31-17-4, 31-17-4.1, 31-17-4.2, 31-17-5, 31-17-6.

Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Sep. 20, 2013; eff. Oct. 10, 2013.