As used in this article, the term "department" means the same state agency or state board which regulates emergency medical services personnel and providers pursuant to this chapter.
(Code 1981, §31-11-111, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1102, § 2/SB 549; Ga. L. 2016, p. 438, § 1/HB 853.)
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 2016, p. 438, § 2/HB 853, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "The department shall begin the rulemaking process to effect the provisions of this Act no later than June 30, 2016."