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Title 31. HEALTH · Chapter 35. VACCINATIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS · Article 2. BIOTERRORISM PROTECTION FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS

31-35-10. Definitions.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

  1. As used in this article, the term:

  2. (1)

    “Bioterrorism” means the intentional use, to cause or attempt to cause death, disease, or other biological malfunction in any living organism, of any of the following:#

    1. (A)

      Microorganism;#

    2. (B)

      Virus;#

    3. (C)

      Infectious substance; or#

    4. (D)

      Biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology or any naturally occurring or bioengineered component of any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product.#

  3. (2)

    “Commissioner” means the commissioner of public health.#

  4. (3)

    “Department” means the Department of Public Health.#

  5. (4)

    “Disaster location” means any geographical location where a bioterrorism attack, terrorist attack, catastrophic event, natural disaster, or emergency occurs.#

  6. (5)

    “Emergency responder” means any person employed as state or local law enforcement personnel, fire department personnel, corrections officers, or emergency medical personnel who may be deployed to a bioterrorism attack, terrorist attack, catastrophic event, natural disaster, or emergency.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 31-35-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 569, § 4; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 1-4, 1-6/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, §§ 6-3, 6-5/HB 214.

Law reviews

For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

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