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GA Code § 31-7-52 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 3 - Grants for Construction and Modernization of Medical Facilities|§ 31-7-52. Amounts of Grants for Construction and Modernization

  Grants for construction projects or modernization projects made from state appropriations pursuant to this article shall be in an amount equal to one-third of the allowable cost of the project, except as otherwise provided in this article.   In the event that state funds appropriated or otherwise made available during a given fiscal year for construction or modernization are not sufficient to match available federal funds, the state agency shall be empowered to:   Reduce the percentage of contribution by the state below one-third of the allowable cost of the project in order to obtain the optimum amount of construction with funds available; and   At its option, annually establish a ceiling which shall be the maximum amount that can be allotted to each or any medical facility project approved in the given fiscal year, provided that any ceiling so established shall not result in the allotment to a medical facility project of an amount greater than the one-third of allowable cost specified in subsection (a) of this Code section.     The aggregate of federal and state funds granted to publicly owned and publicly operated construction or modernization projects shall be 66 2/3 percent unless state funds are inadequate to obtain optimum construction, in which event the state agency is authorized to establish an aggregate less than 66 2/3 percent.   In the event an aggregate of federal and state funds is established at less than 66 2/3 percent, the state agency is authorized to establish a matching formula for any category of construction which is different from any other matching formula for any other category of construction; the state agency is further authorized to establish a matching formula for any category of modernization which is different from the matching formula for construction projects.    (Ga. L. 1949, p. 263, § 1; Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 214, § 1; Ga. L. 1955, p. 410, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-2103, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1966, p. 716, § 1; Ga. L. 1969, p. 715, §§ 4, 5.)
GA Code § 31-7-53 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 3 - Grants for Construction and Modernization of Medical Facilities|§ 31-7-53. Matching Formula; Priority System; Use of Earnings; Approval of Federal Grant

  The state agency shall establish a matching formula for each construction and modernization category by fiscal year. Any change in a matching formula shall apply in the same manner to each construction and modernization project within the category approved during the fiscal year.   Grants made pursuant to this article shall be in accordance with the priority system as approved by the state agency and the United States secretary of health and human services.   No part of the net earnings of publicly owned and publicly operated medical facilities, auxiliary medical facilities, and mental health centers constructed with the assistance of a grant under this article shall inure to the benefit of any private corporation or individual.   Any grant made pursuant to this article shall be contingent upon the approval for that project of a federal grant approved by the United States secretary of health and human services under either Title VI or Title VII of the federal Public Health Service Act, as now or hereafter amended.    (Ga. L. 1949, p. 263, § 1; Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 214, § 1; Ga. L. 1955, p. 410, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-2105, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-2104, enacted by Ga. L. 1966, p. 716, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 31; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 31; Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, § 4-4/HB 252; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 31/HB 323.)    The 2017 amendment,  effective May 9, 2017, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted "the federal Public Health Service Act" for "the Public Health Service Act" near the end of subsection (d).   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, § 1-1/HB 252, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'J. Calvin Hill, Jr., Act.' "   U.S. Code.   - Titles VI and VII of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, referred to in subsection (d), are codified as 42 U.S.C. § 291 et seq. and 42 U.S.C. § 292a et seq., respectively.
GA Code § 31-7-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 3 - Grants for Construction and Modernization of Medical Facilities|§ 31-7-54. Manner of Expenditure of Construction Funds

 In order to assist the several counties, municipalities, or any combination thereof or any hospital authorities created under the "Hospital Authorities Law," Article 4 of this chapter, such funds as are appropriated for each fiscal year for the construction of publicly owned and publicly operated medical facilities, auxiliary medical facilities, and mental health centers shall be expended in accordance with the provisions of this article.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 263, § 2; Ga. L. 1955, p. 410, § 2; Code 1933, § 88-2106, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-2105, enacted by Ga. L. 1966, p. 716, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, § 4-5/HB 252.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, § 1-1/HB 252, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'J. Calvin Hill, Jr., Act.' "
GA Code § 31-7-55 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 3 - Grants for Construction and Modernization of Medical Facilities|§ 31-7-55. Administration of State Funds

 The state agency is to be the sole agency for the administration of state funds pursuant to this article. The administration of such funds shall be in direct conjunction with that of federal funds under Titles VI and VII of the Public Health Service Act, as now or hereafter amended.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 263, § 3; Ga. L. 1955, p. 410, § 3; Code 1933, § 88-2107, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-2106, enacted by Ga. L. 1966, p. 716, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-7-56 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 3 - Grants for Construction and Modernization of Medical Facilities|§ 31-7-56. Adherence to Federal Law and Regulations

 The establishment of hospital service areas, the determination of relative need, the priority of projects, and the standards of construction shall be consistent with Titles VI and VII of the Public Health Service Act, as now or hereafter amended, and the federal regulations prescribed thereunder.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 263, § 5; Ga. L. 1955, p. 410, § 5; Code 1933, § 88-2108, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-2107, enacted by Ga. L. 1966, p. 716, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-7-74 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 4 - County and Municipal Hospital Authorities|§ 31-7-74. Residency Requirement; Officers; Compensation; Rules and Regulations

 The members of a hospital authority shall be residents of the participating units comprising the authority. The requirement of residence shall not apply to authorities activated under subsection (d) of Code Section 31-7-72, provided they are selected from within the area of service and within 12 miles of the hospital location or within 12 miles of the sponsoring county or municipality, whichever is farther. The members shall elect one of their number as chair and another as vice chair and shall also elect a secretary-treasurer, who need not be a member. The members shall receive no compensation for their services, either as members or as employees of the authority but may be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties or, in the alternative, the members may elect to be reimbursed for such expenses on a per diem basis in an amount not to exceed $100.00 per meeting and the total amount not to exceed $100.00 per month. The authority shall make rules and regulations for its governance and may delegate to one or more of its members, officers, agents, or employees such powers and duties as may be deemed necessary and proper.   (Ga. L. 1941, p. 241, § 4; Code 1933, § 88-1804, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1965, p. 347, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1317, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 874, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1404, § 2.)
GA Code § 31-7-74.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 4 - County and Municipal Hospital Authorities|§ 31-7-74.2. Oath to Be Taken by Members of Hospital Authority

 Each member of a hospital authority shall take in the presence of an officer authorized to administer same the following oath:   I, ______________________________, citizen of _____________ ______________ County, Georgia, do solemnly swear that I will, to the best of my ability, without favor or affection to any person and without any unauthorized financial gain or compensation to myself, faithfully and fairly discharge all of the duties and responsibilities that devolve upon me as a member of ______________________________ Hospital Authority, during the term of my service as such member.    (Code 1981, §31-7-74.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1404, § 3.)
GA Code § 31-7-74.3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 4 - County and Municipal Hospital Authorities|§ 31-7-74.3. Sale or Lease by Hospital Authority; Hearing Required; Factors to Be Considered at Hearing; Applicability; Requirements for Lease

  No hospital which is owned by a hospital authority may be sold or leased to a for profit entity, a not for profit entity, or another hospital authority unless a public hearing regarding such action is held in the county where such hospital is located at least 60 days prior to such sale or lease becoming effective. In the event there is more than one participating unit for an authority, a hearing shall be held in each participating unit's county at least 60 days prior to the sale or lease becoming effective. The hospital authority must publish notice of the hearing at least three times, with the first such notice appearing at least 60 days prior to the hearing in the legal organ of each participating unit. At each such public hearing, the hospital authority shall describe, discuss, or otherwise disclose:   The reasonably foreseeable adverse and beneficial effects of such lease or sale upon health care in the service area of the hospitals to be leased or sold, and, for purposes of this paragraph, the service area shall include the county in which the hospital is located and each adjoining county;   A financial statement indicating the estimated value of the total assets and liabilities to be transferred or received in the transaction; however, if the value of any individual asset exceeds $100,000.00, a description and the value of such assets shall be indicated on the financial statement; and   The resumes of the top five executive officers who will manage the facility after it is sold or leased.  This subsection shall not apply to any transaction which is subject to the provisions of Code Section 31-7-89.1.      No hospital which is owned by a hospital authority may be leased to another person, corporation, or business entity, other than as provided in paragraphs (23) and (24) of Code Section 31-7-75, unless such lease requires that:   At least one member of the hospital authority will serve as a full voting member upon the governing body or local board of the business entity exercising control and management powers over the leased hospital; and   The governing body or local board of the business entity exercising control and management powers over the leased hospital submits to the governing authority of each county in which the hospital is located, within 90 days after the close of the calendar year or that entity's fiscal year, a complete and detailed financial statement for that entity.     Provisions of a lease required by subsection (b) of this Code section may not be renegotiated or otherwise altered or amended for the duration of such lease.     (Code 1981, §31-7-74.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1404, § 3; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 31.)
GA Code § 31-7-74.4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 4 - County and Municipal Hospital Authorities|§ 31-7-74.4. Board Members Deemed Directors Upon Sale or Lease of Hospital

 Members on the board of a hospital authority at the time of a sale or lease of a hospital owned by such hospital authority shall be deemed directors and subject to the provisions of Part 6 of Article 8 of Chapter 3 of Title 14, relating to conflicting interest transactions with respect to the proceeds of such sale or lease.    (Code 1981, §31-7-74.4, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 183, § 2/HB 321.)
GA Code § 31-7-75.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 4 - County and Municipal Hospital Authorities|§ 31-7-75.2. Exemption From Disclosure for Potentially Commercially Valuable Plan, Proposal, or Strategy

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no Georgia nonprofit corporation in its operation of a hospital or other medical facility for the benefit of a governmental entity in this state and no hospital authority shall be required by Chapter 14 of Title 50 or Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 to disclose or make public any potentially commercially valuable plan, proposal, or strategy that may be of competitive advantage in the operation of the corporation or authority or its medical facilities and which has not been made public. This exemption shall terminate at such time as such plan, proposal, or strategy has either been approved or rejected by the governing board of such corporation or hospital authority. Except as provided in this Code section or as otherwise provided by law, hospital authorities shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 50 and Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50.    (Code 1981, §31-7-75.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 553, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1020, § 2; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1172, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For note on 1989 enactment of this Code section, see 6 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 324 (1989). For note on the 2001 amendment to this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 162 (2001).
GA Code § 31-7-75.3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 4 - County and Municipal Hospital Authorities|§ 31-7-75.3. Home Health Agency Services Operated by Hospitals

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2007, p. 47, § 31(1)/SB 103, effective May 11, 2007.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 31-7-75.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 900, § 4.
GA Code § 31-7-77 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 4 - County and Municipal Hospital Authorities|§ 31-7-77. Prohibition on For-Profit Projects; Rates and Charges; Utilization of Revenues to Pay Certain Obligations

  No authority shall operate or construct any project for profit. It shall fix rates and charges consistent with this declaration of policy and such as will produce revenues only in amounts sufficient, together with all other funds of the authority, to pay principal and interest on certificates and obligations of the authority, to provide for maintenance and operation of the project, and to create and maintain a reserve sufficient to meet principal and interest payments due on any certificates in any one year after the issuance thereof. The authority may provide reasonable reserves for the improvement, replacement, or expansion of its facilities or services.   Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Code section or any other provisions to the contrary, a joint hospital authority established pursuant to Code Section 31-7-72 which operates or leases a hospital containing more than 900 licensed beds shall only utilize revenues to pay principal and interest on certificates and obligations of the authority, to pay pension plan obligations of the authority existing as of January 1, 2021, and for funding projects leased by the authority to a lessee pursuant to a contract entered into in accordance with paragraph (7) of Code Section 31-7-75; provided, however, that no more than 1 percent of revenues shall be utilized to pay for personnel costs for employees or contractors of the authority and no revenues shall be used to perform any power or duty delegated in a lease.    (Ga. L. 1941, p. 241, § 6; Code 1933, § 88-1806, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 1037, § 1/SB 62; Ga. L. 2021, p. 662, § 2/HB 370.)    The 2021 amendment,  effective July 1, 2021, in subsection (b), inserted "or leases" and substituted "January 1, 2021" for "January 1, 2013" near the middle and added "and no revenues shall be used to perform any power or duty delegated in a lease" at the end.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Authority's right to operate and charge for ambulance service.   - Hospital authority has right to operate ambulance service for transportation of patients to and from the authority's hospital and may make charges for such service. 1965-66 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 66-176.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 40A Am. Jur. 2d, Hospitals and Asylums, § 3.   C.J.S.   - 41 C.J.S., Hospitals, § 21 et seq.
GA Code § 31-7-78 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 4 - County and Municipal Hospital Authorities|§ 31-7-78. Issuance and Sale of Negotiable Revenue Anticipation Certificates

  Every authority is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance and sale of negotiable revenue anticipation certificates for the purpose of:   Paying all or any part of the cost of the acquisition, construction, alteration, repair, modernization, and other charges incident thereto in connection with any facilities or project;   Paying all or any part of the cost of paying off or refinancing any outstanding debt or obligation of any nature owed by such authority or by persons who in furtherance of the authority's public purposes lease facilities from such authority pursuant to this article, provided that such outstanding debt or obligation was incurred in connection with the acquisition or construction of facilities of the authority or any such lessee; and   Refunding outstanding certificates.     In addition to paying from the proceeds of any revenue anticipation certificate issue interest accrued during the construction period of any project and other incidental and customary expenses such as those for engineering, inspections, and fiscal and legal services, the authority may fund as a part of such issue and set aside from the proceeds thereof an amount of money not exceeding 15 percent of the principal amount of such issue for the purpose of establishing a debt service reserve with respect to the principal and interest requirements of such issue. The authority may issue such types of certificates as it determines appropriate, including certificates on which principal and interest are payable:   Exclusively from income or revenues of the operation of the authority financed with the proceeds of such certificates or together with such proceeds and grants from the federal government, or any instrumentality, or other person or corporation in aid of such projects;   Exclusively from income and revenues of certain designated projects; or   From revenues of the authority generally, including any debt service reserve established with a portion of the certificate proceeds.  Any such certificate may be additionally secured by the hypothecation of any revenues received from participating units or subdivisions and by mortgage of the project or any part thereof constituting real or personal property of the authority, except as prohibited by law.       (Ga. L. 1941, p. 241, § 7; Ga. L. 1955, p. 618, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-1807, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1140, § 2.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    County hospital authority is authorized to make term loans.  1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-9.
GA Code § 31-7-79 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 4 - County and Municipal Hospital Authorities|§ 31-7-79. Liability on Revenue Certificates; Tax Exemption

 Neither the members of an authority nor any person executing certificates on behalf of an authority shall be personally liable thereon by reason of the issuance thereof. The certificates and other obligations of an authority shall not be, and shall so state on the face thereof, a debt of the city, the county, the state or any political subdivision thereof, or any combination of subdivisions acting jointly as provided in this article. Certificates of any authority are declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose and, together with interest thereon and income therefrom, shall be exempt from all taxes.   (Ga. L. 1941, p. 241, § 7; Ga. L. 1955, p. 618, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-1808, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For article, "Hospital Liability for Physician Negligence in Georgia: A Realistic Approach," see 37 Mercer L. Rev. 701 (1986).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Code section constitutional.    - This section does not violate provisions of Ga. Const. 1976, Art. VII, Sec. III, Para. IV (see now Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VII, Sec. IV, Para. VIII) since revenue anticipation certificates issued by a hospital authority are not obligations or debts of the state, nor a pledge of the state's credit, but are a corporate debt of the authority. Bradfield v. Hospital Auth., 226 Ga. 575, 176 S.E.2d 92 (1970).    Cited in Cox Enters., Inc. v. Carroll City/County Hosp. Auth., 247 Ga. 39, 273 S.E.2d 841 (1981); United States v. Hosp. Auth. of Charlton County (In re Hosp. Auth. of Charlton County), 56 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (LRP) 220 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. July 3, 2012).
GA Code § 31-7-80 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities|Article 4 - County and Municipal Hospital Authorities|§ 31-7-80. Form and Contents of Revenue Certificates; Validity of Signatures Thereon

 Certificates of an authority shall be authorized by its resolution and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates; mature at such time or times; bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding 9 percent per annum; be in such denomination or denominations; be in such form, either coupon or registered; carry such conversion or registration privileges; have such rank or priority; be executed in such manner; be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places; and be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, as such resolution, its trust indenture, or mortgage may provide. In the event that any of the members or officers of the authority whose signatures appear on any certificates or coupons shall cease to be such members or officers before the delivery of such certificates, such signatures shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes.   (Ga. L. 1941, p. 241, § 8; Ga. L. 1957, p. 485, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-1809, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 1097, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 144, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Repeal of interest rate limitations, § 36-82-123.