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GA Code § 31-7-153 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 7 - Home Health Agencies|§ 31-7-153. Standards for Patient Care and Agency Operation; Regulations as to Issuance, Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses; Hearings

 The department shall promulgate regulations which define standards for the care, treatment, health, safety, welfare, and comfort of patients served by home health agencies and for the maintenance and operation of home health agencies which will promote safe and adequate care and treatment of the patients. These regulations shall be no less stringent than those required for participation of home health agencies in the Title XVIII medicare program and shall include, but not be limited to, a provision requiring the agency to have policies established by a professional group which includes at least one physician and one registered nurse and appropriate representation from other professional disciplines; provisions governing the services the agency provides; provisions for the supervision of services by a physician or registered nurse, as appropriate, and maintenance of clinical records on all patients, including a plan of treatment prescribed by a physician. The department is authorized to issue, deny, suspend, or revoke licenses in accordance with regulations promulgated pursuant to this Code section. Such regulations shall also include hearing procedures related to denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses.   (Ga. L. 1980, p. 1790, § 5; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 31.)
GA Code § 31-7-154 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 7 - Home Health Agencies|§ 31-7-154. Inspections

 Each home health agency for which a license has been issued shall be periodically inspected by an authorized representative of the department. Such inspections shall be for the purpose of ensuring that this article is being followed. The department is directed to ensure by inspection that the licensee is providing quality care to its patients in accordance with the orders of the patient's physician; provided, however, that an agency shall be exempt from an additional on-site licensure inspection if certified in a federal program for reimbursement of medicare or Medicaid services.   (Ga. L. 1980, p. 1790, § 6.)
GA Code § 31-7-156 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 7 - Home Health Agencies|§ 31-7-156. Fee System for Services Under This Article

 The department is authorized to establish by standards and policies a fee system which will be applied to all services under this article in order to defray the actual expenses which are incurred by discharging the obligations of this article.   (Ga. L. 1980, p. 1790, § 9.)
GA Code § 31-7-157 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 7 - Home Health Agencies|§ 31-7-157. Exemptions From Article

 This article shall not apply to services which are provided under the following conditions:    Personal or paraprofessional health services provided either with or without compensation when there is no claim that the service is provided as a part of a licensed home health agency;   Professional services provided by persons who are duly licensed for such services under Georgia laws when there is no claim that the service is provided as a part of a licensed home health agency; or   Services provided under any other license issued by the state when there is no claim that the service is provided as a part of a licensed or certified home health agency.    (Ga. L. 1980, p. 1790, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-7-158 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 7 - Home Health Agencies|§ 31-7-158. Penalties for Unlicensed Operation

 Any person who operates a home health agency without first obtaining a license pursuant to this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00 or imprisoned for a period not to exceed six months, or both.   (Ga. L. 1980, p. 1790, § 7.)
GA Code § 31-7-160 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 8 - Health Service Provider Psychologists|§ 31-7-160. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Health service provider psychologist" means a licensed psychologist who meets the criteria of training and experience as provided in Code Section 31-7-162 in the delivery of direct, preventive, assessment and therapeutic intervention services to individuals whose growth, adjustment, or functioning is actually impaired or is demonstrably at a high risk of impairment.   "Psychologist's order" means an order issued by a health service provider psychologist practicing psychology in accordance with Chapter 39 of Title 43 for the care and treatment rendered to a person in a medical facility or institution, including admission and discharge. Such care and treatment does not include the ordering or prescribing of medications, nursing assessments or interventions, or medical procedures.     (Code 1981, §31-7-160, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1426, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 911, § 2.)
GA Code § 31-7-161 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 8 - Health Service Provider Psychologists|§ 31-7-161. Appointment to Staff of Medical Facility or Institution

  A medical facility or institution may provide for the appointment of health service provider psychologists on such terms and conditions as the medical facility or institution shall establish. Psychologists shall be eligible to hold membership and serve on committees of the medical or professional staff and may possess clinical privileges and carry professional responsibilities consistent with the scope of their licensure and their competence, subject to the reasonable rules of the medical facility or institution. Such privileges and responsibilities may include issuing a psychologist's order. A physician shall be designated to be responsible for the medical aspects of care for a patient admitted by a psychologist.   Notwithstanding any other provision of law:   A health service provider psychologist is authorized to issue a psychologist's order to a registered professional nurse or a licensed practical nurse; and   A registered professional nurse and a licensed practical nurse shall have the authority to execute a psychologist's order, provided that a registered professional nurse or licensed practical nurse may confer with the health service provider psychologist prior to executing the psychologist's order. Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to alter the standard of care of the registered professional nurse or the licensed practical nurse applicable to the evaluation and execution of orders, including a psychologist's order.       (Code 1981, §31-7-161, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1426, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 911, § 3.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1997, "psychologist's" was substituted for "psychologists's" in the second sentence of paragraph (b)(2).
GA Code § 31-7-162 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 8 - Health Service Provider Psychologists|§ 31-7-162. Training and Experience Requirements

 A health service provider psychologist shall meet the following criteria of training and experience:    The psychologist must be currently licensed by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists;   The psychologist must be eligible to be listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers of Psychology or have completed not less than two years, with 1,500 hours each year, of supervised experience in health service of which at least one year is post doctoral and one year, which may be the post doctoral year, is in an organized health service training program;   A substantial portion of the supervised experience must be in an inpatient setting; and   Two supportive letters of recommendation from health service providers in psychology who are familiar with the applicant's work must be submitted to the medical facility or institution.     (Code 1981, §31-7-162, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1426, § 2.)
GA Code § 31-7-163 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 8 - Health Service Provider Psychologists|§ 31-7-163. Status of Present Psychologist Staff Members

 Nothing in this article shall prohibit a psychologist currently a member of a hospital staff or an employee of a hospital from continuing to work in that capacity.    (Code 1981, §31-7-163, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1426, § 2.)
GA Code § 31-7-164 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 8 - Health Service Provider Psychologists|§ 31-7-164. Limitation or Revocation of Staff Privileges

 Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the exercise of privileges in any medical facility or institution may be limited, restricted, or revoked for reasons including, but not limited to, the violation of such medical facility's or institution's rules, regulations, or procedures which are applied, in good faith, in a nondiscriminatory manner to all practitioners in such medical facility or institution exercising such privileges or entitled to exercise such privileges.    (Code 1981, §31-7-164, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1426, § 2.)   Cross references.   - Peer review groups for psychologists, § 31-7-130 et seq.
GA Code § 31-7-165 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 8 - Health Service Provider Psychologists|§ 31-7-165. Report of Denial of Staff Privileges

 When any health service provider psychologist is denied staff privileges or is removed from the medical or professional staff, such action shall be reported by the facility to the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.    (Code 1981, §31-7-165, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1426, § 2.)
GA Code § 31-7-170 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 9 - Hospice Care|§ 31-7-170. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Hospice Law."    (Code 1981, §31-7-170, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1317, § 2.)   Law reviews.   - For annual survey on healthcare law, see 71 Mercer L. Rev. 1051 (2020).
GA Code § 31-7-171 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 9 - Hospice Care|§ 31-7-171. Legislative Findings and Purpose

  The General Assembly finds that there is an interest in and need for hospice care, an alternative form of health care, for terminally ill patients and their families. The General Assembly further finds that hospice care is an important innovation which should be recognized and encouraged.   Recognizing that hospice programs respond to the need for responsible, compassionate, palliative care for terminally ill persons and for their families, extending into the bereavement period, this General Assembly establishes definitions, standards, and provisions for licensure and regulation for hospice programs in this state.     (Code 1981, §31-7-171, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1317, § 2.)
GA Code § 31-7-173 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 9 - Hospice Care|§ 31-7-173. (See Editor's notes.) License Required

 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.    (Code 1981, §31-7-173, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1317, § 2.)   For application of this statute in 2020 and 2021, see Executive Orders 04.08.20.03, 09.15.20.01, 09.30.20.02, 10.15.20.01, 10.30.20.02, 11.13.20.01, 11.30.20.02, 12.08.20.01, 12.30.20.02, 01.15.21.01, 01.29.21.02, 02.15.21.01, 02.26.21.02, 03.12.21.01, 03.31.21.03, 04.30.21.01, and 05.28.21.02.   A listing of Executive Orders issued in 2020 and 2021 can be found at https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders.
GA Code § 31-7-174 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 9 - Hospice Care|§ 31-7-174. Application for License

 Any person, organization, or agency desiring to operate a hospice shall file with the department an application on a form prescribed and furnished by the department. The application shall contain such reasonable information as the department may require related to the department's licensure purpose and function.    (Code 1981, §31-7-174, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1317, § 2.)
GA Code § 31-7-175 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 9 - Hospice Care|§ 31-7-175. Administration of Article

  The administration of this article is vested in the Department of Community Health which shall:   Prepare and furnish all forms necessary under the provisions of this article in relation to the application for licensure or renewals thereof;   After consultation with appropriate public interest groups, adopt rules within the standards of this article necessary to effect the purposes of this article; and   Establish comprehensive rules and regulations for the licensure of hospices.     Rules promulgated by the department shall include but not be limited to the following:   The qualifications of professional and ancillary personnel in order to furnish adequate hospice care;   Comprehensive standards for the organization and quality of patient care;   Procedures for maintaining records;   Comprehensive standards for inpatient facilities, to include specifications that the hospice retain primary responsibility for the coordination of inpatient hospice care;   Provision for contractual arrangements for professional and ancillary hospice services; and   Provisions for the imposition of administrative fines for any violations of any provisions of this article or of department rules or regulations.       (Code 1981, §31-7-175, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1317, § 2; Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 2-18/SB 433; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228.)
GA Code § 31-7-176 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 9 - Hospice Care|§ 31-7-176. Responsibilities of Provider of Hospice Care

  The hospice care program shall coordinate its services with those of the patient's primary or attending physicians, and may contract out for elements of services rendered to the patient and family unit, but not for the basic hospice care services, provided by physicians, attending nurses, and counselors. The hospice care team shall be responsible for coordination of inpatient, outpatient, and home care aspects of care.   Hospice services must meet all applicable definitions provided for in Code Section 31-7-172.   A hospice program of care shall not impose the dictates of any value or belief system on its patients and their family units.     Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article to the contrary, a hospice may, in addition to providing care to terminally ill individuals, also provide palliative care for patients with advanced and progressive diseases and for their families. Such care may be provided by a hospice acting alone or under contract with a health care facility.   Nothing in this subsection shall prevent the provision of palliative care for patients with advanced and progressive diseases and for their families by any other health care provider otherwise authorized to provide such care.       (Code 1981, §31-7-176, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1317, § 2; Ga. L. 2006, p. 1055, § 2/HB 1008.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2006, p. 1055, § 2A/HB 1008, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective only if funds are specifically appropriated for purposes of this Act in an appropriations Act making specific reference to this Act and shall become effective when funds so appropriated become available for expenditure." Funds were appropriated in the 2006 session of the General Assembly and became available for expenditure on July 1, 2006.
GA Code § 31-7-176.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 9 - Hospice Care|§ 31-7-176.1. Determination or Pronouncement of Death

 When a patient who is terminally ill or whose death is anticipated and who is receiving hospice care from a licensed hospice dies, a physician assistant, a nurse practitioner, or a registered professional nurse licensed in this state and employed by such hospice at the time of apparent death of such person, in the absence of an attending physician, may make the determination and pronouncement of the death of said patient. Such determination or pronouncement shall be made in writing on a form approved by the commissioner of community health.    (Code 1981, §31-7-176.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1392, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-6/HB 228; Ga. L. 2017, p. 625, § 2/SB 96.)    The 2017 amendment,  effective July 1, 2017, in the first sentence, inserted "a physician assistant, a nurse practitioner, or" near the beginning and deleted "; provided, however, that, when a hospice patient is a registered organ donor, only a physician may make the determination or pronouncement of death" following "said patient" at the end.   Law reviews.   - For note on the 1992 enactment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 265 (1992).
GA Code § 31-7-177 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 9 - Hospice Care|§ 31-7-177. Inpatient Beds

 Since hospice care is primarily provided at home, licensure shall not be determined solely on the number of inpatient beds needed for service. Inpatient beds under contract to a hospice program may be used by the hospice when needed but may remain otherwise available to the inpatient unit at other times without a change in licensing.    (Code 1981, §31-7-177, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1317, § 2.)
GA Code § 31-7-178 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 9 - Hospice Care|§ 31-7-178. Inspection

 The department shall periodically inspect each hospice for which a license has been issued to ensure that the licensee is providing quality care to its patients; provided, however, that a hospice shall be exempt from additional on-site licensure inspection if certified in accordance with federal regulations governing hospices.    (Code 1981, §31-7-178, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1317, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 31.)
GA Code § 31-7-179 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 9 - Hospice Care|§ 31-7-179. Certificate of Need Not Required

 Where a hospice has obtained a license from the department, there shall be no requirement that the hospice obtain a certificate of need in order to provide any hospice care.    (Code 1981, §31-7-179, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1317, § 2.)
GA Code § 31-7-190 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 10 - Patient Centered and Family Focused Palliative Care|§ 31-7-190. Legislative Intent

 The intent of the General Assembly in enacting this article is to improve quality and delivery of patient centered and family focused palliative care in this state.    (Code 1981, §31-7-190, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 155, § 1/HB 509.)
GA Code § 31-7-191 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 10 - Patient Centered and Family Focused Palliative Care|§ 31-7-191. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Commissioner" means the commissioner of community health.   "Department" means the Department of Community Health.   "Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council" or "council" means the advisory council created pursuant to Code Section 31-7-192.   "Health care facility" means hospitals; other special care units, including but not limited to podiatric facilities; skilled nursing facilities; intermediate care facilities; assisted living communities; personal care homes; ambulatory surgical or obstetrical facilities; health maintenance organizations; home health agencies; and diagnostic, treatment, or rehabilitation centers.   "Palliative care" means those interventions which are intended to alleviate suffering and to achieve relief from, reduction of, or elimination of pain and of other physical, emotional, social, or spiritual symptoms of distress to achieve the best quality of life for the patients and their families.     (Code 1981, §31-7-191, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 155, § 1/HB 509.)
GA Code § 31-7-193 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 10 - Patient Centered and Family Focused Palliative Care|§ 31-7-193. Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program

  There is established a state-wide Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program within the department.   The purpose of the Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program shall be to maximize the effectiveness of palliative care initiatives in this state by ensuring that comprehensive and accurate information and education about palliative care is available to the public, health care providers, and health care facilities.   The department shall publish on its website information and resources, including links to external resources, about palliative care for the public, health care providers, and health care facilities. This shall include, but not be limited to, continuing educational opportunities for health care providers; information about palliative care delivery in the home, primary, secondary, and tertiary environments; best practices for palliative care delivery; and consumer educational materials and referral information for palliative care, including hospice.   The department shall consult with the Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council in implementing this Code section.     (Code 1981, §31-7-193, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 155, § 1/HB 509.)