Section 31-29-7 - Rules and regulations of employing authority; exclusion from right to compensation of employees not subject to exposure

The superintendent or director having the legal authority to appoint employees of any state institution, agency, or department affected by Code Section 31-29-1 is authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations not inconsistent with Code Sections 31-29-1 through 31-29-6, to effectuate and carry out the intent and purpose of this chapter. Such superintendent or director may exclude from the coverage of Code Section 31-29-1 the employees of divisions or units of the institution, agency, or department who, in the opinion of the superintendent or director, have no occupational exposure to tuberculosis or infectious hepatitis.