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 511-2-3 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL
Rule 511-2-3-.05 - Discharge of Committed Patients
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) The physical status of a patient shall be reviewed by the medical staff on no less than a monthly basis. If no review has taken place within the past month, the patient or his representative may request such a review. If, after such review, it is determined by the designated responsible physician at the approved TB facility or the Tuberculosis Control Program that a committed patient no longer has contagious tuberculosis or his/her discharge will not endanger the public health, he/she shall be discharged if consistent with the order of commitment.
(2) At least fifteen days prior to discharge, the LCHD or its designee must approve a suitable living environment in the community to which the patient is to be discharged.
(3) Upon discharge, the LCHD shall assume responsibility for directly observed therapy, certified sputum collections, chest x-rays and other clinical evaluations. If discharged patients are found to be noncompliant after discharge they are eligible for re-admission either as voluntary or recommitted patients.
(4) The discharging physician must notify and file notice of intent to discharge a committed person from the hospital fifteen days prior to granting a discharge with each of the following:
O.C.G.A. Secs. 31-2A-6, 31-14-1, 31-14-10, 31-14-12.
