Rule 111-8-28-.01. Definitions

Unless a different meaning is required by the context, the following terms as used in these regulations shall have the meaning hereinafter respectively ascribed to them:

1. (a) "Eye bank" means a facility which is maintained and operated for the extraction, removal, care, storage, preservation, and/or use of human eyes or parts thereof for purposes of sight preservation or restoration, medical education, instruction pertaining to sight preservation or restoration, or research.
2. (b) "Person" or "persons" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, trustee, association, or combination thereof.
3. (c) "Department" means the Georgia Department of Community Health.
4. (d) "Medical Director" means a physician who has specialized in the field of ophthalmology, is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is responsible for the medical supervision of the eye bank.

Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 31-2-4et seq. and 31-23-1 et seq.

History. Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Feb. 20, 2013; eff. Mar. 12, 2013.