Rule 511-2-1-.05. Reporting of Pediatric Asthma Deaths
- (a) It shall be the duty of every physician, coroner, and medical examiner that attends or examines the remains of a patient under the age of 18 years old in circumstances indicating that asthma was or may have been the cause of or a contributing factor to death to report that death to the Department. It is the intent of this Rule that only one report shall be made for a particular patient, and there shall be no duty to report if a complete and accurate report has already been made by another physician, coroner, or medical examiner who has examined the patient.
- (b) Reports shall be made to the Department within ten days of death or examination, through an online portal set up for that purpose.
Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 31-2A-6, 31-12-2.
History. Original Rule entitled "Pilot Study for the Reporting of Pediatric Asthma Deaths" adopted. F. May 27, 2015; eff. June 16, 2015.
Amended: F. Oct. 2, 2015; eff. Oct. 22, 2015.
Amended: New title "Reporting of Pediatric Asthma Deaths." F. Mar. 20, 2019; eff. Apr. 19, 2019, as specified by the Agency.