{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-7-4","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-7-4","heading":"Denial or revocation of permits.","body":"The department may refuse to grant a permit as provided for in Code Section 31-7-3 for the operation of any institution that does not fulfill the minimum requirements which the department may prescribe by rules and regulations, may revoke a permit which has been issued if an institution violates any of such rules and regulations, and may revoke a portion of a permit which has been issued as it relates to a specific clinical service if the quality standards established by the department pursuant to Code Section 31-7-2.1 for such clinical service are not met; provided, however, that before any order is entered refusing a permit applied for or revoking a permit previously granted, the applicant or permit holder, as the case may be, shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing as provided for in Article 1 of Chapter 5 of this title. All appeals from such orders and all rights of enforcement by injunction shall be governed by Article 1 of Chapter 5 of this title.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 7 Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities","Article 1 Regulation of Hospitals and Related Institutions"],"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":"1149bf99b4dec1151b10b9b3f31161bfd352433f479f18a48d6b37481aeca873","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-7-3.4","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-7-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}