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GA Code § 31-2A-56 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 2A - Department of Public Health|Article 3 - Perinatal Facilities|§ 31-2A-56. Advertisement Prohibited Unless Designated by Department

 No person or facility may advertise to the public, by way of any medium whatsoever, that it is a designated facility or has achieved a particular level of maternal or neonatal care according to the criteria established pursuant to this article, unless it has been designated as such by the department.    (Code 1981, §31-2A-56, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p.344, § 1/HB 909.)
GA Code § 31-2A-57 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 2A - Department of Public Health|Article 3 - Perinatal Facilities|§ 31-2A-57. Regulatory Authority

 The department shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this article.    (Code 1981, §31-2A-57, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 344, § 1/HB 909.)
GA Code § 31-5-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 5 - Administration and Enforcement|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-5-1. Adoption of Rules and Regulations

 All rules and regulations of the Department of Public Health and any county board of health shall be adopted after due notice to and hearing by persons and parties affected thereby; and such rules and regulations shall be maintained in a book kept for that purpose, orderly arranged and indexed and subject to inspection by the public during regular business hours. The agency adopting such rules and regulations shall make copies thereof available for distribution to persons interested in or affected thereby. Such agencies are also authorized to provide for the mimeographing, printing, or other reproduction of their regulations and the distribution thereof. No rule or regulation shall become effective as law until 30 days after its adoption, except in cases of emergencies constituting an imminent threat to the public, in which event such rules or regulations shall become effective upon adoption; but, in all such cases, the agency adopting same shall as a part thereof state the conditions found by it to justify such immediate effectiveness. Where deemed desirable by the agency, hearing and notice as provided in Code Section 31-5-2 may be conducted by it prior to adoption of any rule or regulation.   (Code 1933, § 88-307, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Health, §§ 38, 90.   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, §§ 18 et seq., 36.
GA Code § 31-5-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 5 - Administration and Enforcement|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-5-2. Hearings

 Hearings shall be required for any and all quasi-judicial actions and in any other proceeding required by this title or the Constitution of Georgia. All such hearings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."   (Code 1933, § 88-304, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 309, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1290, § 2; Ga. L. 1995, p. 10, § 31; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-22/HB 228.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that the 2000 amendment was applicable to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Inapplicable to WIC Program.    - Public hearing was not required before the Department of Human Resources (now the Department of Community Health for these purposes) adopted Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program vendor handbook, since WIC is not a service of the DHR (now the Department of Community Health for these purposes). Accordingly, O.C.G.A. T. 31 was inapplicable to the WIC program. So v. Ledbetter, 209 Ga. App. 666, 434 S.E.2d 517 (1993).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Only person authorized to conduct hearings for county board of health  is board's chief executive officer. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U75-90.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Health, §§ 39, 89.   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, §§ 20 et seq., 81 et seq.   ALR.   - Malicious prosecution predicated upon prosecution, institution, or instigation of disciplinary proceeding against member of medical or allied profession, 39 A.L.R.3d 473.
GA Code § 31-5-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 5 - Administration and Enforcement|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-5-4. Testimony or Production of Evidence by Compulsory Process

 The testimony of any witnesses or the production of any books, papers, records, documents, physical objects, or other evidence for inspection may be compelled by any superior court of competent jurisdiction on application of the department or any county board of health seeking such process.   (Code 1933, § 88-303, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Health, §§ 39, 89, 95 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 20 et seq.
GA Code § 31-5-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 5 - Administration and Enforcement|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-5-5. Classification of Confidential and Privileged Materials

 The department and county boards of health are authorized by regulation to classify as confidential and privileged documents, reports and other information and data obtained by them from persons, firms, corporations, municipalities, counties, and other public authorities and political subdivisions, where such matters relate to secret processes, formulas, and methods or where such matters were obtained or furnished on a confidential basis. All matters so classified shall not be subject to public inspection or discovery and shall not be subject to production or disclosure in any court of law or elsewhere until and unless the judge of the court of competent jurisdiction, after in camera inspection, determines that the public interest requires such production and disclosure or that such production and disclosure may be necessary in the interests of justice.   (Code 1933, § 88-306, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 42/HB 24.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013.   Law reviews.   - For article, "Evidence," see 27 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011). For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Theragenics Corp. v. Department of Natural Resources, 244 Ga. App. 829, 536 S.E.2d 613 (2000).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Health, § 95 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 20 et seq.
GA Code § 31-5-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 5 - Administration and Enforcement|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-5-6. Distribution of Rules

 The department and all county boards of health are directed to prescribe and make available for distribution the rules of practice and procedure to implement this chapter.   (Code 1933, § 88-308, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Health, § 95 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 20 et seq.
GA Code § 31-5-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 5 - Administration and Enforcement|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-5-7. Application of This Chapter

 This chapter shall apply to all other chapters of this title and all amendments hereafter enacted with respect thereto unless provided otherwise expressly or by necessary implication.   (Code 1933, § 88-309, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-5-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 5 - Administration and Enforcement|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-5-8. Penalty for Violations of the Provisions of This Title

 Any person violating the provisions of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, provided that this Code section shall not apply to violations of the provisions of Chapter 20, 22, or 24 of this title.   (Code 1933, § 88-301, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For article, "Mandatory Quarantine: Administrative Order by the Georgia Department of Public Health for Public Health Control Measures: Isolation Protocol," see 37 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 81 (2020).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Culverhouse v. Atlanta Ass'n for Convalescent Aged Persons, 127 Ga. App. 574, 194 S.E.2d 299 (1972).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 84.
GA Code § 31-5-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 5 - Administration and Enforcement|Article 2 - Inspection Warrants|§ 31-5-20. "Inspection Warrant" Defined

 As used in this article, the term "inspection warrant" means a warrant authorizing a search or inspection of private property where such a search or inspection is one that is necessary for the enforcement of any of the provisions of laws authorizing licensure, inspection, or regulation by the Department of Public Health or a local agency thereof.   (Code 1933, § 88-301A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 693, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1667, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 5-11/HB 214; Ga. L. 2015, p. 598, § 1-11/HB 72.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011). For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 63 (2015).
GA Code § 31-5-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 5 - Administration and Enforcement|Article 2 - Inspection Warrants|§ 31-5-21. Persons Who May Obtain Inspection Warrants; Authorization of Searches and Inspections of Property

 The commissioner of public health or his or her delegate or the director of any county board of health, in addition to other procedures now or hereafter provided, may obtain an inspection warrant under the conditions specified in this chapter. Such warrant shall authorize the commissioner of public health or the director of any county board of health, or the agents of any, or the Department of Agriculture, as appropriate, to conduct a search or inspection of property, either with or without the consent of the person whose property is to be searched or inspected, if such search or inspection is one that is elsewhere authorized under the rules and regulations duly promulgated under this title or any provision of law which authorizes licensure, inspection, or regulation by the Department of Public Health or a local agency thereof.   (Code 1933, § 88-302A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 693, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1667, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 31; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 5-12/HB 214; Ga. L. 2015, p. 598, § 1-12/HB 72.)   Cross references.   - Search warrants generally, § 17-5-20 et seq.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011). For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 63 (2015).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Health, §§ 58, 60, 66, 72, 73, 86, 88.   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, §§ 47 et seq., 66, 81 et seq.
GA Code § 31-5-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 5 - Administration and Enforcement|Article 2 - Inspection Warrants|§ 31-5-22. Issuance; Grounds

  Inspection warrants shall be issued only by a judge of a court of record whose territorial jurisdiction encompasses the property to be inspected.   The issuing judge shall issue the warrant when he is satisfied that the following conditions are met:   The one seeking the warrant must establish under oath or affirmation that the property to be inspected is to be inspected as a part of a legally authorized program of inspection which includes that property or that there is probable cause for believing that there is a condition, object, activity, or circumstance which legally justifies such an inspection of that property; and   The issuing judge determines that the issuance of the warrant is authorized by this chapter.      (Code 1933, §§ 88-303A, 88-304A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 693, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Health, §§ 58, 60, 66, 72, 73.   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 81 et seq.
GA Code § 31-5-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 5 - Administration and Enforcement|Article 2 - Inspection Warrants|§ 31-5-23. Contents

 The inspection warrant shall be validly issued only if it meets the following requirements:    The warrant is attached to the affidavit required to be made in order to obtain the warrant;   The warrant describes, either directly or by reference to the affidavit, the property upon which the inspection is to occur and is sufficiently accurate that the executor of the warrant and the owner or possessor of the property can reasonably determine from it the property of which the warrant authorizes an inspection;   The warrant indicates the conditions, objects, activities, or circumstances which the inspection is intended to check or reveal; and   The warrant refers, in general terms, to the statutory or regulatory provisions sought to be enforced.    (Code 1933, § 88-305A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 693, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 81 et seq.
GA Code § 31-5-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 5 - Administration and Enforcement|Article 2 - Inspection Warrants|§ 31-5-24. Exclusion of Evidence Obtained

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 598, § 1-13/HB 72, effective July 1, 2015.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1933, § 88-306A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 693, § 1.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 repeal of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 63 (2015).
GA Code § 31-6-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 6 - State Health Planning and Development|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 31-6-3. "Medical Use Rights" Defined; Limitations

  As used in this Code section, the term "medical use rights" means rights or interests in real property in which the owner of the property has agreed not to sell or lease such real property for identified medical uses or purposes.   It shall be unlawful for any health care facility to purchase, renew, extend, lease, maintain, or hold medical use rights.   This Code section shall not be construed to impair any contracts in existence as of July 1, 2019.     (Code 1981, §31-6-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 148, § 1-2/HB 186.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2019, "July 1, 2019" was substituted for "the effective date of this Code section" at the end of subsection (c).
GA Code § 31-6-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 6 - State Health Planning and Development|Article 2 - Organization|§ 31-6-20. Health Strategies Council Generally

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1132, § 1/SB 407, effective July 1, 2012.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 31-6-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1566, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 31; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1903, § 7; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1880, §§ 2, 3; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 31; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, §§ 5, 22; Ga. L. 2005, p. 1036, § 24/SB 49; Ga. L. 2007, p. 173, § 2B/HB 429; Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 1-1/SB 433; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 31/SB 46.
GA Code § 31-6-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 6 - State Health Planning and Development|Article 2 - Organization|§ 31-6-22. Commissioner of Department

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 1-1/SB 433, effective July 1, 2008.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 31-6-22, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1566, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 7.
GA Code § 31-6-40.3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 6 - State Health Planning and Development|Article 3 - Certificate of Need Program|§ 31-6-40.3. Conversion of Destination Cancer Hospital to General Cancer Hospital; Procedure; Requirements

  On and after July 1, 2019, a destination cancer hospital may apply for a certificate of need to convert to a general cancer hospital in accordance with this Code section. A destination cancer hospital that elects to convert to a general cancer hospital shall notify the department in a form and manner established by the department.   The department shall establish a form and process for a destination cancer hospital to submit a certificate of need application to convert to a general cancer hospital; provided, however, that such a conversion shall not be subject to any of the considerations in Code Section 31-6-42 or service specific rules and shall not be subject to opposition or appeal by any other health care facilities. The department shall develop such form and guidance required by this subsection within 30 days of July 1, 2019. Upon its receipt of a complete application for a destination cancer hospital to convert to a general cancer hospital, the department shall issue such certificate of need within 60 days.   Upon the conversion of a destination cancer hospital to a general cancer hospital:   The general cancer hospital may continue to provide all institutional health care services and other services it provided as of the date of such conversion, including but not limited to inpatient beds, outpatient services, surgery, radiation therapy, imaging, and positron emission tomography (PET) scanning, without any further approval from the department;   The destination cancer hospital shall be classified as a general cancer hospital under this chapter and shall be subject to all requirements and conditions applicable to hospitals under this article, including but not limited to, indigent and charity care and inventories and methodologies to determine need for additional providers or services; and   The hospital's inpatient beds, operating rooms, radiation therapy equipment, and imaging equipment existing on the date of conversion shall not be counted in the inventory by the department for purposes of determining need for additional providers or services, except that any inpatient beds, operating rooms, radiation therapy equipment, and imaging equipment added after the date of conversion shall be counted in accordance with the department's rules and regulations.     In the event that a destination cancer hospital does not convert to a general cancer hospital, it shall remain subject to all requirements and conditions applicable to destination cancer hospitals under this article.     (Code 1981, §31-6-40.3, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 148, § 1-6/HB 186.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2019, "July 1, 2019" was substituted for "the effective date of this Act" at the end of the second sentence in subsection (b).
GA Code § 31-6-42.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 6 - State Health Planning and Development|Article 3 - Certificate of Need Program|§ 31-6-42.1. Payment of Obligations Prior to Granting or Modifying a Certificate of Need

 No applicant for a new certificate of need, a modification to an existing certificate of need, or a conversion of a certificate of need that has any outstanding amounts owed to the state including fines, penalties, fees, or other payments for noncompliance with any requirements contained in Code Section 31-6-40.1, 31-6-45.2, 31-6-70, 31-7-280, or 31-8-179.2 shall be eligible to receive a new certificate of need or a modification to an existing certificate of need unless such applicant pays such outstanding amounts to the state. Any such fines, penalties, fees, or other payments for noncompliance shall be subject to the same notices and hearing for the levy of fines under Code Section 31-6-45.    (Code 1981, §31-6-42.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 148, § 1-7/HB 186.)
GA Code § 31-6-45.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 6 - State Health Planning and Development|Article 3 - Certificate of Need Program|§ 31-6-45.1. Automatic Revocation of Certificate of Need or Authority

  A health care facility which has a certificate of need or is otherwise authorized to operate pursuant to this chapter shall have such certificate of need or authority to operate automatically revoked by operation of law without any action by the department when that facility's permit to operate pursuant to Code Section 31-7-4 is finally revoked by order of the department. For purposes of this subsection, the date of such final revocation shall be as follows:   When there is no appeal of the order pursuant to Chapter 5 of this title, the one hundred and eightieth day after the date upon which expires the time for appealing the revocation order without such an appeal being filed; or   When there is an appeal of the order pursuant to Chapter 5 of this title, the date upon which expires the time to appeal the last administrative or judicial order affirming or approving the revocation or revocation order without such appeal being filed.     The services which had been authorized to be offered by a health care facility for which a certificate of need has been revoked pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section may continue to be offered in the service area in which that facility was located under such conditions as specified by the department notwithstanding that some or all of such services could not otherwise be offered as new institutional health services.     (Code 1981, §31-6-45.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 860, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 328, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 22; Ga. L. 2000, p. 136, § 31; Ga. L. 2001, p. 4, § 31; Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 1-1/SB 433.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, "this title" was substituted for "Title 31" in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2).   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 3-1/SB 433, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section shall only apply to applications submitted on or after July 1, 2008.
GA Code § 31-6-46 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 6 - State Health Planning and Development|Article 3 - Certificate of Need Program|§ 31-6-46. Annual Report by Department

 The department shall prepare and submit an annual report to the board and to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Senate and the Health and Human Services Committee of the House of Representatives about its operations and decisions for the preceding 12 month period, not later than 30 days prior to each convening of the General Assembly in regular session. Either committee may request any additional reports or information, including decisions, from the department at any time, including a period in which the General Assembly is not in regular session. The annual report shall include information and updates relating to the state health plan and the certificate of need program and an annual analysis of proactive and prospective approaches to need methodologies and access to health care services. The annual report shall include information for Georgia's congressional delegation which highlights issues regarding federal laws and regulations influencing Medicaid and medicare, insurance and related tax laws, and long-term health care.    (Code 1981, §31-6-46, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1566, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 31; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 22; Ga. L. 2005, p. 48, § 2/HB 309; Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 1-1/SB 433.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 3-1/SB 433, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section shall only apply to applications submitted on or after July 1, 2008.