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title: Title 31, Chapter 2. Department of Community Health
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heading: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
title_heading: HEALTH
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# Title 31, Chapter 2. Department of Community Health

Title 31. Health

20 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 31-2-1, Legislative intent; grant of authority, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-1.md
- 31-2-2, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-2.md
- 31-2-3, Board of Community Health, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-3.md
- 31-2-4, Powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities; divisions; directors; contracts for health benefits, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-4.md
- 31-2-5, Transfer of personnel, functions, rights, duties, regulations, agreements, and property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-5.md
- 31-2-6, Commissioner; department divisions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-6.md
- 31-2-7, Rules and regulations; variances, waivers, and exemptions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-7.md
- 31-2-8, Actions against certain applicants or licensees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-8.md
- 31-2-9, Records check requirement for certain health care facilities; definitions; use of information gathered in investigation; penalties for unauthorized release or disclosure; rules and regulations; retention of fingerprints, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-9.md
- 31-2-10, Information and comparisons regarding state-wide cost and quality of health care, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-10.md
- 31-2-11, Biopharmaceuticals; expedited review for Georgia based companies, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-11.md
- 31-2-12, Pilot program to provide coverage for bariatric surgical procedures for treatment of obesity and related conditions; definitions; eligibility; requirements; evaluation report on two-year pilot program, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-12.md
- 31-2-13, Inspection warrant, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-13.md
- 31-2-14, Nurse aide registry; complaint filing; public access, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-14.md
- 31-2-15, Streamlining and expediting credentialing and billing processes for state medical plans, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-15.md
- 31-2-16, Rural Health System Innovation Center; powers and duties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-16.md
- 31-2-17, Study of mental health care services under state health plans; reporting; repealer, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-17.md
- 31-2-17.1, , redesignated (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-17.1.md
- 31-2-18, Reporting on state health plans, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-18.md
- 31-2-19, Employment of certified medication aides in penal institutions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2-19.md