Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 511-2 - DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL
Subject 511-2-1 - NOTIFICATION OF DISEASE
Rule 511-2-1-.03 - Confidentiality

(a) The following records shall be deemed confidential and shall not be subject to public inspection: all reports submitted to a county health department or to the Department pursuant to this Chapter; all information requested or collected as part of an outbreak or cluster investigation, subject to the exceptions described in subparagraph (b) of this Rule; all identifiable Georgia Discharge Data System data; and all information identified as "non-public" and received from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration.

(b) When an outbreak or cluster investigation is concluded, the Department's Final Report may be made public, provided that it contains no personally identifiable data. When an outbreak or cluster investigation is expected to last more than ninety days, the Department may prepare one or more Interim Reports. Such Interim Reports may be made public, provided that they contain no personally identifiable data.