Georgia Code, Title 31, Chapter 30 - Reports on Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange

• § 31-30-1 - (for Effective Date, See Note.) Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Agent Orange" means the herbicide composed primarily of trichlorophenoxyacetic acid and dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. (2) "Veteran" means...
• § 31-30-2 - (for Effective Date, See Note.) Submission of Report to Department
  (a) A physician who has primary responsibility for treating a veteran who believes he may have been exposed to chemical defoliants or herbicides or...
• § 31-30-3 - (for Effective Date, See Note.) Report by Department of Information Submitted Under Chapter; Conduct of Epidemiological Studies by Department
  (a) The department, in consultation and cooperation with a board certified medical toxicologist, shall compile and evaluate information submitted under this chapter into a...
• § 31-30-4 - (for Effective Date, See Note.) Disclosure of Identity of Subject of Report; Statistics As Public Information
  The identity of a veteran about whom a report has been made under Code Section 31-30-2 or 31-30-3 may not be disclosed unless the...
• § 31-30-5 - (for Effective Date, See Note.) Immunity of Physician or Hospital Providing Required Information
  A physician or a hospital subject to this chapter who complies with this chapter may not be held civilly or criminally liable for providing...
• § 31-30-6 - (for Effective Date, See Note) Actions for Release of Information and Individual Medical Records
  The Attorney General may represent a class of individuals composed of veterans who may have been injured because of contact with chemical defoliants or...
• § 31-30-7 - (for Effective Date, See Note.) Referral of Veterans for Medical and Financial Assistance; Screening Services to Ascertain Physical Damage From Exposure
  (a) The department and the health science centers and other medical facilities of the University System of Georgia shall institute a cooperative program to:...
• § 31-30-8 - (for Effective Date, See Note.) Discontinuance of Referral and Screening Programs Performed by Federal Government
  If the commissioner determines that an agency of the federal government is performing the referral and screening functions required by Code Section 31-30-7, the...
• § 31-30-9 - (for Effective Date, See Note.) When Chapter Effective
  This chapter shall become effective when and to the extent that funds are appropriated and available to the Department of Public Health under an...

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