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O.C.G.A. § 31-5-6 · Distribution of rules.
O.C.G.A. § 31-5-7 · Application of this chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 31-5-8 · Penalty for violations of the provisions of this title.
O.C.G.A. § 31-5-9 · Injunctions for enjoining violations of the provisions of this title; supersedeas; attachment for contempt; injunctions to abate public nuisances; where actions may be instituted.
O.C.G.A. § 31-5-10 · Notifying department or board of health of conditions on private property which are injurious to the public; inspection warrant; notice to owner and occupant; abatement.
O.C.G.A. § 31-5-20 · “Inspection warrant” defined.
O.C.G.A. § 31-5-21 · Persons who may obtain inspection warrants; authorization of searches and inspections of property.
O.C.G.A. § 31-5-22 · Issuance; grounds.
O.C.G.A. § 31-5-23 · Contents.
O.C.G.A. § 31-5-24 · [Repealed] Exclusion of evidence obtained.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-1 · Declaration of policy.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-2 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-3 · “Medical use rights” defined; limitations.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-20 · [Reserved] Health Strategies Council generally.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-21 · Department of Community Health functions and powers.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-21.1 · Procedures for rule making by Department of Community Health.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-22 · [Repealed] Commissioner of department.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-40 · Certificate of need required for new institutional health services; exemption.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-40.1 · Acquisition of health care facilities; penalty for failure to notify department; limitation on applications; agreement to care for indigent patients; requirements for destination cancer hospitals; notice and hearing provisions for penalties authorized.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-40.2 · New perinatal services.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-40.3 · Conversion of destination cancer hospital to general cancer hospital; procedure; requirements.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-41 · Scope and term of validity of certificate.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-42 · Qualifications for issuance of certificate.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-42.1 · Payment of obligations prior to granting or modifying a certificate of need.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-43 · Acceptance or rejection of application for certificate.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-44 · Certificate of Need Appeal Panel.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-44.1 · [Effective until July 1, 2023. See note.] Judicial review.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-44.1 · [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Judicial review.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-45 · Revocation of certificate of need; enforcement of chapter; regulatory investigations and examinations.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-45.1 · Automatic revocation of certificate of need or authority.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-45.2 · Participation as Medicaid provider requirement; termination by health care facility of participation as provider of medical assistance; monetary penalty.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-46 · Annual report by department.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-47 · Exemptions from chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-47.1 · Prior notice and approval of certain activities.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-48 · Prior entities abolished; transfer of contractual obligations.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-49 · Transitional provisions.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-50 · Application of review procedures to expenditures under Section 1122 of the federal Social Security Act.
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-70 · Reports to the department by certain health care facilities and all ambulatory surgical centers and imaging centers; public availability.
O.C.G.A. §§ 31-6-90 through 31-6-95
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-1 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-2 · Classification of institutions.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-2.1 · Rules and regulations; availability of reports of cited deficiencies; disclosure of survey worksheets and documents.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-2.2 · Determination that patients or residents in an institution, community living arrangement, or treatment program are in danger; relocation of patients or residents; suspension of admissions.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-3 · Requirements for permits to operate institutions.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-3.1 · Posting sign by hospital operating emergency room notifying individuals of legal rights in emergencies.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-3.2 · Notice of cited deficiency and imposition of sanction.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-3.3 · “Excluded party” defined; liability; notice; dismissal; other procedural factors.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-3.4 · Carrying of liability insurance or establishment of self-insurance trust as condition precedent to obtaining or maintaining permit.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-4 · Denial or revocation of permits.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-5 · Exemptions from permit requirements; application of this chapter to federally operated institutions.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-6 · Provision of data for research purposes by organizations rendering patient care; liability of providers of data; use of data; confidentiality.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-7 · Refusal or revocation by public hospital of staff privileges.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-7.1 · Denial of staff privileges based upon license, board certification, or membership in professional association.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-8 · Reports of disciplinary actions against persons authorized to practice professions under Chapter 11, 34, or 35 of Title 43.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-9 · Reports by physicians and other personnel of nonaccidental injuries to patients; immunity from liability.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-10 · Certification and approval of hospitals eligible to render service under a group nonprofit hospital insurance plan; supervision of such hospitals; withdrawal of approval.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-11 · Written summary of hospital service charge rates.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-12 · Personal care homes; licensure and registration; inspection by local boards; fees; investigations; waiver, variance, or exemption; staffing, training, and financial stability requirements; certified medication aides.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-12.1 · Unlicensed personal care home; civil penalties; negligence per se for certain legal claims; declared nuisance dangerous to public health, safety, and welfare; criminal sanctions.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-12.2 · Regulation and licensing of assisted living communities; legislative intent; definitions; procedures; requirements for medication aides.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-12.3 · Adoption of rules and regulations to implement Code Sections 31-7-12 and 31-7-12.2.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-12.4 · Certificate for operation of memory care center required; staffing and training requirements; other requirements; regulation.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-12.5 · Notification and other requirements for COVID-19 infections in personal care homes.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-12.6 · SARS CoV-2 testing for residents and staff in long-term care facilities.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-12.7 · Employment of certified medication aides in nursing homes; competency review; authorized task; review by pharmacists; ongoing medication training; administration of narcotics prohibited.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-12.8 · Employer sponsored certified nurse aide training and competency examination programs.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-13 · Transfer of property upon death of patient.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-14 · Blood supplies; blood donor storage programs.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-15 · Review of professional practices by a peer review committee.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-16 · Determination or pronouncement of death of patient who died in facility classified as nursing home.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-17 · Licensure and regulation of hospitals and related institutions transferred to Department of Community Health.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-18 · Vaccinations for influenza and pneumococcal disease for certain discharged patients; vaccinations or other measures for health care workers and other employees in hospitals; immunity from liability; standing orders.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-19 · Nursing homes to annually offer influenza vaccinations to health care workers and other employees; immunity from liability.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-20 · Medical facilities to make good faith application to southern regional TRICARE managed care support coordinator for certification in the TRICARE program.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-21 · Provision of influenza education information to assisted living community residents.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-22 · Required publication by hospital of certain documentation on website; updating; penalty for noncompliance; enforcement; individual criminal penalty.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-23 · Surgical smoke.
O.C.G.A. §§ 31-7-24 through 31-7-40 · [Reserved]
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-50 · Authorization of grants-in-aid.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-51 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-52 · Amounts of grants for construction and modernization.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-53 · Matching formula; priority system; use of earnings; approval of federal grant.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-54 · Manner of expenditure of construction funds.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-55 · Administration of state funds.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-56 · Adherence to federal law and regulations.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-57 · Procedure for grants to sponsors of construction projects; injunction of operation by transferee in violation of article.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-70 · Short title.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-71 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-72 · Creation of hospital authority in each county and municipality.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-72.1 · Merger of hospital authorities.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-73 · Creation of additional hospital authority in counties with large populations.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-74 · Residency requirement; officers; compensation; rules and regulations.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-74.1 · Definitions; disclosures required; prohibited transactions; exceptions; sanctioning; sanctioning of members violating prohibition; authorization of authority to make stricter rules; preemption of other laws; applicability.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-74.2 · Oath to be taken by members of hospital authority.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-74.3 · Sale or lease by hospital authority; hearing required; factors to be considered at hearing; applicability; requirements for lease.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-74.4 · Board members deemed directors upon sale or lease of hospital.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-75 · Functions and powers.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-75.1 · Proceeds of sale of hospital held in trust to fund indigent health care.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-75.2 · Exemption from disclosure for potentially commercially valuable plan, proposal, or strategy.
O.C.G.A. § 31-7-75.3 · [Repealed] Home health agency services operated by hospitals.