31-30-7. Referral of veterans for medical and financial assistance; screening services to ascertain physical damage from exposure.

Vigente

Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

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(a)
The department and the health science centers and other medical facilities of the University System of Georgia shall institute a cooperative program to:#
1. (1)
  Refer veterans to appropriate state and federal agencies for the purpose of filing claims to remedy medical and financial problems caused by the veterans’ exposure to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including Agent Orange; and#
2. (2)
  Provide veterans with fat tissue biopsies, genetic counseling, and genetic screening to determine if the veteran has suffered physical damage as a result of substantial exposure to chemical defoliants or herbicides or other causative agents, including Agent Orange.#
(b)
The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to the administration of the programs authorized by this Code section.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

Code 1981, § 31-30-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2321, § 1.

For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

Texto leído de t31-(v23)-2025-pdf.pdf, Volumen V23, edición 2025, página 925; acción de fusión: bound only; SHA-256 del archivo ba5a57f85d04.