{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-7-173","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-7-173","heading":"License required.","body":"No person, private or public organization, political subdivision, or other governmental agency may operate a hospice as defined in Code Section 31-7-172 without first obtaining license from the department. A license issued under this article is not assignable or transferable and must be separate from any existing license and is subject to suspension or revocation at any time for failure to comply with the provisions of this article or with the appropriate regulations promulgated by the department.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 7 Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities","Article 9 Hospice Care"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.31.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"16d1a0e537538627be49a4a4343feccfa7e66bdc8e7fe139d1be4ac68ee28aa1","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-7-172","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-7-174"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}