{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-37-3-206","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 37-3-206","heading":"[For effective date, see note.] Licensing requirement; funding contingency.","body":"(a) On and after January 1, 2024, no governing body shall operate an adult residential mental health program without having a valid license or provisional license issued pursuant to this article; provided, however, that hospitals licensed in accordance with Chapter 7 of Title 31 are exempt from this article unless the hospital is operating an adult residential mental health program that is separate and distinct from the licensed hospital.\n(b) This Code section shall become effective only upon the effective date of a specific appropriation of funds for purposes of this article, as expressed in a line item making specific reference to this article in a General Appropriations Act enacted by the General Assembly.","path":["TITLE 37 Mental Health","CHAPTER 3 Examination, Treatment, etc., for Mental Illness","Article 7 Adult Residential Mental Health Services Licensing"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.37.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":"80a7d97d6fa4e4e248b4d7f9713f6a9b40fd35dd244b7891211816ce8969872a","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-37-3-205","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-37-3-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}