Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-2-2-.01 - Definitions

(a) "Childcare facility" means any public or private day center or nursery intended for the care, supervision, or instruction of children, including pre-kindergarten programs;

(b) "County Board of Health" means a county board of health organized pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 31-3-1et seq.;

(c) "Department" means the Georgia Department of Public Health;

(d) "Epidemic" means an outbreak, or rise in incidence rate, or spread of incidence of a contagious or infectious disease so as to constitute a clear and present risk of infection to the public at large or to congregated groups thereof;

(e) "Physician" means a practitioner of the healing arts licensed in accord with O.C.G.A. Section 43-34-20et seq. or the equivalent laws of the practitioner's jurisdiction if outside Georgia;

(f) "School" means any public or private educational program or institution instructing children at any level or levels, kindergarten through twelfth grade, or children of ages five through nineteen if grade divisions are not used;

(g) "Tdap vaccine" means a single vaccine that protects against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-2-2-.01

O.C.G.A. Secs. 31-2A-6, 20-2-771, 31-12-3, 49-5-12.

Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Sep. 23, 2013; eff. Oct. 13, 2013. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Apr. 15, 2014; eff. May 5, 2014. Note: Correction of non-substantive typographical error in Rule History on SOS Rules and Regulations website. "History. Original Rule entitled "Liability" adopted. F. Sep. 23, 2013; eff. Oct. 13, 2013." corrected to "History. Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Sep. 23, 2013; eff. Oct. 13, 2013." Effective June 12, 2019.