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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-17A-1. HIV deemed dangerous to public health.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-17A-1. HIV deemed dangerous to public health.

(a) Any term used in this chapter and defined in Code Section 31-22-9.1 shall have the meaning provided for such term in Code Section 31-22-9.1.

(b) HIV and the degenerative diseases associated with it are declared to be contagious, infectious, communicable, and extremely dangerous to the public health.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-17A-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1799, § 7.