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GA Code § 31-7-250 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 11 - Facility Licensing and Employee Records Checks|§ 31-7-250. Through 31-7-265

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2018, p. 611, § 1-3/SB 406, effective October 1, 2019.   Editor's notes.   - This article consisted of former Code Section 31-7-250 through 31-7-265, relating to facility licensing and employee records checks, and was based on Ga. L. 1985, p. 952, § 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 509, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 822, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 31; Ga. L. 1991, p. 721, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1359, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 942, §§ 1 - 5, 8; Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, §§ 2-19, 2-20/SB 433; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-31/HB 228; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 2/SB 97; Ga. L. 2011, p. 227, § 17/SB 178; Ga. L. 2012, p. 351, § 4/HB 1110; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-39/HB 642; Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 8-12/HB 1176; Ga. L. 2013, p. 524, § 3-3/HB 78; Ga. L. 2014, p. 444, § 2-9/HB 271; Ga. L. 2018, p. 507, §§ 2-8, 2-9, 2-10/SB 336; Ga. L. 2019, p. 1056, § 31/SB 52.   Former Code Section 31-7-256, based on Ga. L. 1985, p. 952, § 2, was repealed by Ga. L. 2002, p. 942, § 6, effective July 1, 2002.   Former Code Section 31-7-257, based on Ga. L. 1985, p. 952, § 2, was repealed by Ga. L. 2002, p. 942, § 7, effective July 1, 2002.   Law reviews.   - For note, "Give It to Me, I'm Worth It: The Need to Amend Georgia's Record Restriction Statute to Provide Ex-Offenders with a Second Chance in the Employment Sector," see 52 Ga. L. Rev. 267 (2017).
GA Code § 31-7-281 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 12 - Health Care Data Collection|§ 31-7-281. Data System Established; Departmental Authority

  The department shall be required to establish and operate a state-wide health care data system to collect, compile, analyze, and disseminate data collected pursuant to this article from health care providers and other specified entities.   The department shall be authorized to execute contracts or establish written agreements for the purpose of avoiding duplication of data collected pursuant to this article.   Where an existing data collection system meets the collection requirements of the department pursuant to this article, the department shall utilize such existing system when the significant elements of such data are collected, provided that such system meets the requirements of the department pursuant to this article and is available, without undue restrictions, to the department. For purposes of this subsection, reimbursement from the department for the costs incurred by such existing system in collecting this data shall not be considered an undue restriction.   The department shall have complete authority over any data collection functions performed pursuant to this article and shall be authorized to perform such data analyses as shall, in its discretion, be required.   The department shall establish a system to review and audit selected report data which contain the information listed in subsection (c) of Code Section 31-7-280 and which are collected other than by the department.     (Code 1981, §31-7-281, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 991, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-7-282 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 12 - Health Care Data Collection|§ 31-7-282. Collection and Submission of Data

 The department shall be authorized to request, collect, or receive the collection and submission of data listed in subsection (c) of Code Section 31-7-280 from:    Health care providers;   The Department of Human Services;   The Commissioner of Insurance;   Reserved;   Third-party payors;   A nationally recognized health care accreditation body; and   Other appropriate sources as determined by the department.  Any entity specified in paragraphs (1) through (3) of this Code section which has in its custody or control data requested by the department pursuant to this Code section shall provide the department with such data, but any data regarding a health care provider which is already available in the records of any state officer, department, or agency specified in paragraph (2) or (3) of this Code section shall not be required to be provided to the department by that health care provider.      (Code 1981, §31-7-282, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 991, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 31; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, §§ 22, 24; Ga. L. 2000, p. 136, § 31; Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 31/SB 465; Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 2-22/SB 433; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 31/SB 46; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228; Ga. L. 2012, p. 337, § 5/SB 361.)
GA Code § 31-7-283 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 12 - Health Care Data Collection|§ 31-7-283. Compilation and Dissemination of Information; Rules and Regulations

  The department shall compile, direct the compilation of, and disseminate comparative information provided in the annual reports under Code Section 31-7-280 on a health care provider specific basis.   Any data collected by the department may be included in department reports pursuant to this article as deemed appropriate to offer full information to the public. Prior to any release or dissemination of the data, the department shall permit the reporting entity a 30 day opportunity to verify the accuracy of any information pertaining to its data. The reporting entity may submit to the department any corrections of errors in the compilations of the data with any supporting evidence and comments. The department shall correct for the report such data which, in its judgment, are found to be in error. Any information, evidence, or comments submitted to the department in writing by the reporting entity shall be included as a part of the department's release or dissemination.   If the data required by the department are available from the reporting entity by acceptably formatted, computer readable means, such method for reporting shall be preferred.   The reporting of any data required by this article by specified types of health care providers shall include health care providers operated by state, county, municipality, public or private entities, or any combination thereof.   The department shall be authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate and carry out its authority and duties under this article.     (Code 1981, §31-7-283, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 991, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-7-284 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 12 - Health Care Data Collection|§ 31-7-284. Public Disclosure; Updating of Data Base; Publication; Fees

  Subject to the procedures specified in subsection (b) of Code Section 31-7-283, the department shall be authorized to disclose nonpatient-specific data required under this article. Dissemination of such data to the public shall be made in clear and understandable language and in such form as to facilitate appropriate planning and choices on the part of consumers, providers, and payors.   The department data base established pursuant to this article shall be updated no less frequently than on an annual basis. Public reports from that data shall be published no less frequently than annually.   The costs to the state associated with the data collection system provided for in this article shall be paid through the department budget. The department shall, at its discretion and funds permitting, begin collection and dissemination of data immediately. The department is authorized to charge fees for reports, data, and information related to the data system; provided, however, no fees shall be imposed upon health care providers which submit data to the department pursuant to this article. The department shall implement a fee scale for such information that will result in fee collections not to exceed the costs of the data collection system. All such fees shall be remitted to the general fund of the state.     (Code 1981, §31-7-284, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 991, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2006, "payors" was substituted for "payers" in the second sentence of subsection (a).
GA Code § 31-7-285 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 12 - Health Care Data Collection|§ 31-7-285. Confidentiality; Liability

  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, it shall not be unlawful for any entity which may be requested or required to provide data to the department under this article so to provide that information or for the department or its designees to provide such information as authorized or required by this article or any other law.   Information provided to the department pursuant to this article or information released by the department shall not identify a patient by name or specific address. Any person, firm, corporation, association, or other entity who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   A person shall not be civilly liable as a result of the person's acts, omissions, or decisions as an officer or employee or agent in connection with the person's duties for the department under this article.   Unless otherwise provided in this article, the data collected by and furnished to the department pursuant to this article shall not be public records under Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 or any other law governing the maintenance, inspection, or dissemination of data collected by the state. The reports prepared for release or dissemination from the data collected shall be public records under Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50. The confidentiality of patients shall be protected and no provision of this article shall affect any provision of law relating to patient confidentiality.   No cause of action shall arise against a person, entity, or health care provider for disclosing or reporting information in accordance with this article; provided, however, that this Code section shall not provide immunity for disclosing or furnishing false information with malice or willful intent to injure any person.     (Code 1981, §31-7-285, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 991, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 31.)
GA Code § 31-7-300 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 13 - Private Home Care Providers|§ 31-7-300. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Companion or sitter tasks" means the following tasks which are provided to elderly, handicapped, or convalescing individuals:transport and escort services; meal preparation and serving; and household tasks essential to cleanliness and safety.These tasks do not include assistance with bathing, toileting, grooming, shaving, dental care, dressing, and eating.   "Department" means the Department of Community Health.   "Personal care tasks" means assistance with bathing, toileting, grooming, shaving, dental care, dressing, and eating; and may include but are not limited to proper nutrition, home management, housekeeping tasks, ambulation and transfer, and medically related activities, including the taking of vital signs only in conjunction with the above tasks.   "Private home care provider" means any person, business entity, corporation, or association, whether operated for profit or not for profit, that directly provides or makes provision for private home care services through:   Its own employees who provide nursing services, personal care tasks, or companion or sitter tasks;   Contractual arrangements with independent contractors who are health care professionals licensed pursuant to Title 43; or   Referral of other persons to render home care services, when the individual making the referral has ownership or financial interest in the delivery of those services by those other persons who would deliver those services.     "Private home care services" means those items and services provided at a patient's residence that involve direct care to that patient and includes, without limitation, any or all of the following:   Nursing services, provided that such services can only be provided by a person licensed under Chapter 26 of Title 43;   Personal care tasks; and   Companion or sitter tasks.  Private home care services shall not include physical, speech, or occupational therapy; medical nutrition therapy; medical social services; or home health aide services provided by a home health agency.      "Residence" means the place where an individual makes that person's permanent or temporary home, whether that person's own apartment or house, a friend or relative's home, or a personal care home, but shall not include a hospital, nursing home, hospice, or other health care facility licensed under Article 1 of this chapter.     (Code 1981, §31-7-300, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 959, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 2-23/SB 433; Ga. L. 2015, p. 336, § 2/HB 183.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 336, § 1/HB 183, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Home Care Patient Protection Act.'"
GA Code § 31-7-301 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 13 - Private Home Care Providers|§ 31-7-301. License Requirement; License Not Assignable or Transferable

 Except as otherwise provided in this article, on and after July 1, 1996, no person, business entity, corporation, or association, whether operated for profit or not for profit, may operate as a private home care provider without first obtaining a license or provisional license from the department.A license issued under this article is not assignable or transferable.    (Code 1981, §31-7-301, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 959, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 31.)
GA Code § 31-7-302 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 13 - Private Home Care Providers|§ 31-7-302. Rules and Regulations; Authority of Department to Issue, Suspend, or Revoke Licenses

 The department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement this article.The department is authorized to issue, deny, suspend, or revoke licenses or take other disciplinary actions against licensees as provided in Code Section 31-2-8.    (Code 1981, §31-7-302, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 959, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-9/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 4-7/HB 214.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011).
GA Code § 31-7-303 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 13 - Private Home Care Providers|§ 31-7-303. Inspections; Requirements for Exemption

 Each private home care provider for which a license has been issued shall be inspected by the department periodically; provided, however, the department may exempt a provider from inspections if it is certified or accredited by a certification or accreditation entity recognized and approved by the department. A provider seeking exemption from inspection shall be required to submit to the department documentation of certification or accreditation, including a copy of its most recent certification or accreditation report.    (Code 1981, §31-7-303, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 959, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-7-304 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 13 - Private Home Care Providers|§ 31-7-304. Fees

 The department is authorized to charge an application fee, a license fee, a license renewal fee, or a similar fee; and the amount of such fees shall be established by the Board of Community Health.Each fee so established shall be reasonable and shall be determined in such a manner that the total of the fees charged shall approximate the total of the direct and the indirect costs to the state of the operation of the licensing program.Fees may be refunded for good cause as determined by the department.    (Code 1981, §31-7-304, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 959, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 31/SB 46; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-5/HB 228.)
GA Code § 31-7-305 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 13 - Private Home Care Providers|§ 31-7-305. Exempt Services

 This article shall not apply to private home care services which are provided under the following conditions:    When those services are provided directly by an individual, either with or without compensation, and not by agents or employees of the individual and not through independent contractors or referral arrangements made by an individual who has ownership or financial interest in the delivery of those services by others who would deliver those services;   When those services are home infusion therapy services and the intermittent skilled nursing care is provided only as an integral part of the delivery and infusion of pharmaceuticals, but such skilled nursing care, whether hourly or intermittent, which provides care licensed by this article beyond the basic delivery and infusion of pharmaceuticals is not exempt;   When those services are provided through the temporary placement of professionals and paraprofessionals to perform those services in places other than a person's residence;   When those services are provided by home health agencies which are licensed under Article 7 of this chapter;   When those services are provided in a personal care home by the staff of the personal care home;   When those services are services within the scope of practice of pharmacy and provided by persons licensed to practice pharmacy; and   When those services are provided directly by an individual on a volunteer basis through a senior volunteer program, which includes the foster grandparent program, the senior companion program, and the retired and senior volunteer program. In no case shall there be remuneration to any person, firm, corporation, or volunteer for services rendered or coordination of services in conjunction with the senior volunteer program or the foster grandparent program.     (Code 1981, §31-7-305, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 959, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 586, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1994, "article" was substituted for "Act" in paragraph (2).
GA Code § 31-7-306 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 13 - Private Home Care Providers|§ 31-7-306. Applications Received Prior to Effective Date of Article

 A person, business entity, corporation, or association which has applied for a license pursuant to this article prior to July 1, 1996, but which has not been granted such license within 180 days after rules implementing this article have become effective shall be authorized to continue to operate without such license until 90 days after the application for license has been denied.    (Code 1981, §31-7-306, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 959, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 31.)
GA Code § 31-7-307 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 13 - Private Home Care Providers|§ 31-7-307. Certificate of Need Not Required of Licensees; Operation of Licensee as Home Health Agency Not Authorized

  A certificate of need issued pursuant to Chapter 6 of this title is not required for any person, business entity, corporation, or association, whether operated for profit or not for profit, which is operating as a private home care provider as long as such operation does not also constitute such person, entity, or organization operating as a home health agency or personal care home under this chapter.   A license issued under this article shall not entitle the licensee to operate as a home health agency, as defined in Code Section 31-7-150, under medicare or Medicaid guidelines.     (Code 1981, §31-7-307, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 959, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-7-350 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 14 - Georgia Long-Term Care Background Check Program|§ 31-7-350. Short Title; Purpose

  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Long-term Care Background Check Program."   The purpose of this article is to establish the minimum standards for the Georgia Long-term Care Background Check Program for conducting criminal background checks of owners, applicants for employment, and direct access employees at certain facilities.     (Code 1981, §31-7-350, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 611, § 1-4/SB 406.)
GA Code § 31-7-352 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 14 - Georgia Long-Term Care Background Check Program|§ 31-7-352. Registry Check Required; Validation of Licensing

  A registry check of an owner, applicant, or employee shall be required prior to a criminal background check and shall be initiated by the applicable facility. A registry check shall be performed by such facility and may include reviewing registries of any other states in which the applicant previously resided. If an applicant has not resided in this state for at least two years, the facility shall conduct registry checks of each state in which the applicant resided for the previous two years, as represented by such applicant or as otherwise determined by the applicable facility.   If applicable to an owner, applicant, or employee, a query of available information maintained by the Georgia Composite Medical Board, the Secretary of State, or other applicable licensing boards shall be conducted prior to a criminal background check to validate that such individual's professional license is in good standing.   Except as provided in subsection (c) of Code Section 31-7-359, nothing in this Code section shall be construed to limit the responsibility or ability of a facility to screen owners, applicants, or employees through additional methods.     (Code 1981, §31-7-352, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 570, § 1; Ga. L. 2018, p. 611, § 1-4/SB 406.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective October 1, 2019, rewrote this Code section.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section formerly pertained to a request for criminal record check and employment application form notice. This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1995, p. 570, § 1 and was repealed by Ga. L. 2018, p. 611, § 1-4/SB 406, effective October 1, 2019.