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Georgia Code Title 31. Health § 31-11-5

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The department is authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the protection of the public health:

(1) Prescribing reasonable health, sanitation, and safety standards for transporting patients in ambulances;

(2) Prescribing reasonable conditions under which ambulance attendants are required;

(3) Establishing criteria for the training of ambulance attendants; and

(4) The emergency medical technician course is to be offered at area hospitals and area technical vocational schools in conjunction with their emergency patient care and personnel training programs.

(b) Nothing in this Code section shall authorize the department to adopt and promulgate rules or regulations which shall prevent the continued use of dual purpose funeral coaches or hearses currently being used as ambulances if the vehicles otherwise conform in all respects to the requirements of Code Section 31-11-34, except for their size and shape.

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