This package of nursing home legislation amends and adds several new Code sections relating to nursing home abuse, management, licensure, and safety. The Acts provide immunity and confidentiality for employees who report nursing home abuse; availability of a list of nursing homes that have been sanctioned; and irrevocable letters of
The Act provides for the suspension of the driver's license of any person convicted of a misdemeanor possession of marijuana. The Act also increases the time of suspension for first offenders from 120 days to not less than 180 days. The Act also provides for a delay in
The Acts provide for a delay in the issuance of the driver's license of any person under age 16 who is adjudicated guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol of a controlled substance or marijuana, and for the revocation and suspension of the driver's license
The Act allows a competent adult to appoint an agent to make health care decisions on his or her behalf. The Act provides the mechanisms for establishing and enforcing a health care agency relationship and a statutory short form durable power of attorney for health care. The Act also defines
The Act requires dealers of motor vehicles to disclose to purchasers the existence of damage to any vehicle sold if the amount of damage exceeds five percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price. Concealing or misrepresenting a vehicle's identity through the use of license plates is
The Act creates a new exception to nondisclosure of AIDS confidential information by providing for disclosure of such information in certain proceedings pertaining to incapacitated adults and the mentally ill, mentally retarded, alcoholic or drug dependent person. Also, the Act provides for additional conditions under which an HIV test may
The Act provides for regulation and funding of mandatory intracounty toll-free calling, as determined by the Public Service Commission and permits plans for extended community-of-interest toll-free calling.
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The Act amends the statutory definition of an unfit building to include vacant, dilapidated structures that are used in connection with the commission of drug crimes; a county or municipality may require the repair, closing, or demolition of buildings found to be unfit. The Act also provides investigative standards for
The Act creates a new felony offense of serious injury by vehicle resulting from reckless driving. Previously, the Code restricted the felony offense of serious injury by vehicle to reckless driving due to impairment of ability by alcohol or drugs. The Act broadens the statute's scope to include
The Act expands the scope of practice for registered professional nurses and physicians' assistants to include the ordering of certain drugs, medical treatments, and diagnostic studies by reference to a nurse protocol or a physician's assistant's job description. Registered nurses and physicians' assistants may
The Act amends the Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Authority Act by including within the definition of project the renovation of an existing waste treatment or disposal facility that provides for the treatment, storage, or disposal of any solid waste requiring special handling. The Act also adds a new provision which
The Act comprises a comprehensive package of legislation relating to AIDS. In general, the Act provides procedures and standards for HIV testing in both the criminal and civil contexts; delineates the requirements for confidentiality and counseling regarding AIDS information; provides criminal sanctions for HIV-infected individuals who know they are
The Act provides for informed consent of the material risks of: (1) any surgical procedure performed under general anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, or major regional anesthesia; (2) an amniocentesis diagnostic procedure; and (3) a diagnostic procedure which involves the intravenous injection of a contrast material.
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