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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-12-5. State-wide network for medical genetics services.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-12-5. State-wide network for medical genetics services.

(a) The department and appropriate medical centers shall cooperate in the development of a state-wide network for medical genetics.

(b) The network shall be available state-wide and will be responsible for training of personnel in genetics, research in inborn errors of metabolism, and quality control of laboratory services for genetics. This system shall also provide counseling regarding genetically caused disorders.

## History

Code 1933, § 88-1203, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2262, § 2.

## Administrative Rules and Regulations

Testing for Inherited Disorders in the Newborn, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Department of Public Health, Health Promotion, Rule 511-5-5-.01 et seq.