Georgia § 31-35-3 - Voluntary vaccinations for hepatitis B; screening for hepatitis C.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 31-35-3 — Voluntary vaccinations for hepatitis B; screening for hepatitis C., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-35-3. Voluntary vaccinations for hepatitis B; screening for hepatitis C.
Any active firefighter, emergency medical technician, or public safety officer who may be exposed to hepatitis B or hepatitis C during a period while the firefighter, emergency medical technician, or public safety officer is engaged in the performance of his or her duties shall at the request of the firefighter, emergency medical technician, or public safety officer be vaccinated for protection against hepatitis B or screened for exposure to hepatitis C. The cost, after the payment by any third-party payor, of such vaccination or screening shall be paid by the county, municipality, or other person or entity employing such firefighter, emergency medical technician, or public safety officer or by the governing authority of the county in the case of a volunteer firefighter. (Code 1981, § 31-35-3 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1780, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1499, § 3.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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