State of Georgia

Forms and Manuals for the General Public

Forms

This document will allow you to generate a form for requesting a birth certificate. The form must be printed, signed and mailed to the Vital Records Office.

Form to be filed with school at time of child's enrollment and to be filled out by professional examiner.

Print out the Notifiable Disease Report form or request copies of the form from gaepinfo@dhr.state.ga.us if you are a health care provider or work for a laboratory and need to report a notifiable disease.

Form to be completed by the individual directly responsible for the implementation and follow-up of in-school hearing screening program.

Add your name to the Putative Father Registry by completing the Putative Father form. By entering your name in the registry, you can be notified about adoption proceedings for any children you have fathered.

The Voice Response system enables enrolled physicians to access newborn screening test results via a touch tone telephone 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.

Form to be completed by the individual directly responsible for the implementation and follow-up of in-school vision screening program.

Manuals and Guidelines

This packet is an all-in-one guide for GDPH staff statewide who want to put their programs and services online.

Complete guide to the Georgia Newborn Screening System, which includes screening, follow-up, medical diagnosis, management, and evaluation for metabolic diseases and hemoglobinopathies.

This manual is intended for county health departments, hospital emergency departments, private physicians and practitioners, veterinarians and animal control programs to assist in standardizing rabies control practices throughout the state.

Aimed at parents, particularly first-time parents, this guide offers a calendar of activities for a baby's first year and includes such topics as safety tips, social skills development, and nutrition.

A handbook of techniques for preventing disease in child care centers as well as information about legal obligations of child care centers toward disabled children.

Detailed reporting instructions for hospitals for submitting discharge data to the Department according to the Health Care Data Law.

A comprehensive manual detailing procedures used in public health laboratories, including sample collection, specimen analysis, and shipping. The manual also includes a disease/agent reference guide.

Guidelines for the management of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, which have become a topic of concern for hospitals and long-term care facilities.

The purpose of this manual is to provide current information on the control of rabies in Georgia. It is designed to be used by county health departments, hospital emergency departments, private physicians and practitioners, veterinarians and animal control programs.

The Guidelines are intended to be the blueprint for the perinatal health care system in Georgia and include the latest research, literature reviews and recommendations from perinatal care experts.

A guide and resource for use by district and county public health personnel to establish standards and maintain up-to-date policies and procedures for STD clinical and disease intervention services within local jurisdictions.

A reference guide containing the latest TB trends, as well as detection and treatment information.

Recommendations for preventing the spread of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) in long-term care facilities in Georgia.

Georgia state plan for program operation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).