Promulgation of rules, regulations and standards by state department of human resources
and county boards of health, O.C.G.A. § 26-2-373; health generally, O.C.G.A. § 31-1-1
et seq.; power of county board of health to adopt and enforce rules and regulations,
O.C.G.A. § 31-3-4(a)(4); regulations for septic tanks or individual sewerage management
systems in unincorporated areas, O.C.G.A. § 31-3-5.1; Hospital Authorities Law, O.C.G.A.
§ 31-7-70 et seq.; authority to provide public health facilities and services, Ga.
Const. art. IX, § II, ¶ III(a)(3).
