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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 8 - THIRD-PARTY PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-4-140 — 26-4-148) › Section 26-4-141 - Legislative findings

The General Assembly finds that certain practices are unfair to providers of pharmaceuticals, are burdensome and costly to those providers, result in unfair increased costs to certain consumers, and threaten the availability of pharmaceuticals to the public. The General Assembly further finds that there is a need for regulation of certain practices engaged in by some third-party prescription program administrators.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 8 - THIRD-PARTY PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-4-140 — 26-4-148) › Section 26-4-142 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"Administrator" means that person, corporation, or business entity which administers a program, is legally liable for any payments to a participating pharmacy under a program, or both.
(2)
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Insurance.
(3)
"Contract" means a program contract.
(4)
"Enrollee" means a consumer who receives pharmaceuticals under a program.
(5)
"Participating pharmacy" means a pharmacy having a contract to provide pharmaceuticals to enrollees under a program.
(6)
"Pharmaceuticals" means drugs, devices, or services available from a pharmacy.
(7)
"Prevailing rate" means the average wholesale price of the pharmaceutical during the applicable period, plus the usual, customary, and reasonable dispensing fee added thereto, provided that in no event shall the amount submitted for reimbursement by a pharmacy under this article exceed the eighty-fifth percentile of the retail prices charged by all pharmacies in Georgia for the same or similar pharmaceuticals during such period of time or the actual price charged by the submitting pharmacy to consumers, other than enrollees, for the same or similar pharmaceuticals during such period of time, whichever is less.
(8)
"Program" means a third-party prescription program.
(9)
"Program contract" means that contract creating rights and obligations between a participating pharmacy and a program or administrator.
(10)
"Program identification card" means a document which identifies enrollees as participants in a program.
(11)
"Third-party prescription program" means any system of providing payments or reimbursement of payments made for pharmaceuticals pursuant to a contract between a pharmacy and another party, including insurance companies and administrators of programs, who are not consumers of the pharmaceuticals under that contract and shall include, without being limited to, insurance plans whereby an enrollee receives pharmaceuticals which are paid for by insurance companies or administrators, or by an agent of his employer, or by others.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 8 - THIRD-PARTY PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-4-140 — 26-4-148) › Section 26-4-143 - Approval of program by Commissioner; exemptions

(a)
Unless the program is exempt under subsection (b) of this Code section, no administrator, person, corporation, or business entity shall offer, operate, or administer a program in this state unless that program has been submitted to the Commissioner, in a manner provided by the Commissioner, and is approved by the Commissioner as complying with the requirements of this article.
(b)
(1)
A program contract existing immediately prior to January 1, 1984, shall be exempt from the requirements of this article but shall not be renewed or otherwise extended beyond its renewal or expiration date, respectively, as specified immediately prior to January 1, 1984, unless the program under the renewed or extended contract is approved by the Commissioner under subsection (a) of this Code section, except that if no such expiration or renewal date is provided in that program contract, the program contract shall be submitted not later than March 1, 1984, to the Commissioner for approval.
(2)
A program providing pharmaceuticals pursuant to Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49, the "Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977," shall be exempt from the requirements of this article.
(3)
A policy or plan regulated under Title 33, relating to insurance, which does not include or utilize a third-party prescription program or contract shall be exempt from the requirements of this article.
(c)
A program approved by the Commissioner may have that approval revoked or suspended if it fails to meet any requirements therefor specified in this article or if it fails to be administered in conformity with those requirements.
(d)
Disapproval or revocation or suspension of approval of a program by the Commissioner shall constitute a contested case for purposes of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 8 - THIRD-PARTY PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-4-140 — 26-4-148) › Section 26-4-145 - Excessive charges to enrollees prohibited

A participating pharmacy shall not submit claims for payment for pharmaceuticals under a program for charges in excess of those charged by that pharmacy to consumers, other than enrollees, for the same or similar pharmaceuticals.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 8 - THIRD-PARTY PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-4-140 — 26-4-148) › Section 26-4-146 - Administrator registration

(a)
On and after January 1, 1984, no person, corporation, or business entity shall serve as administrator of a program which has no administrator registered under this Code section unless that person, corporation, or business entity is registered as administrator of that program with the Commissioner.
(b)
No administrator may be registered unless the administrator gives bond to the Commissioner conditioned to pay all losses, damages, and expenses incurred as a result of any violation of this article by the administrator or the program being administered thereby. The bond shall be with a surety approved by the Commissioner in the amount of $200,000.00 or the total annual payments made in the immediately preceding year by all programs administered by that administrator, whichever is greater; provided, however, if the administrator is an insurance company licensed to transact insurance in this state or if the administrator is a self-insurer and is approved by the Commissioner, then such administrator shall not be required to give bond to the Commissioner.
(c)
No program shall be required to have more than one administrator registered and bonded under this Code section.
(d)
An administrator may have his or her registration suspended or revoked by the Commissioner upon any violation of this article by the administrator or when any program administered by the administrator fails to conform to the requirements of this article. The refusal by the Commissioner to register an administrator and the suspension or revocation of an administrator's registration shall constitute a contested case for purposes of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
(e)
Records, information, and other identifying matter obtained through the submission of a claim for reimbursement by a participating pharmacy shall be used exclusively and solely for the purposes of verification and payment to the participating pharmacy and policyholder and for no other purposes.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 8 - THIRD-PARTY PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-4-140 — 26-4-148) › Section 26-4-147 - Liability of enrollees

No enrollee may utilize a program identification card to obtain pharmaceuticals after the program has been canceled and after the enrollee has received notification of the cancellation, and if such card is so utilized, that enrollee shall be liable to the administrator of that program for the cost of those pharmaceuticals.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 8 - THIRD-PARTY PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-4-140 — 26-4-148) › Section 26-4-148 - Penalties

(a)
Any person, corporation, or business entity which violates subsection (a) of Code Section
26-4-146
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)
Any person, corporation, or business entity which violates any provision of this article shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of $1,000.00 for each act in violation of this article or, if the violation was knowing and willful, a civil penalty of $5,000.00 for each act in violation of this article.
(c)
Any person injured as a result of a violation of this article may bring an action against that person, corporation, or business entity violating this article for the recovery of all actual damages occurring as a result thereof, plus attorneys' fees.
(d)
An action may be brought against any person, corporation, or business entity subject to civil penalties or an action for damages under this Code section in the county in this state in which the person resides or corporation or business entity maintains an office or, if neither residing nor maintaining an office in this state, in the Superior Court of Fulton County.
(e)
All penalties and remedies provided in this Code section are cumulative of each other and of any other penalties and remedies otherwise provided by law.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 9 - POISONS (§§ 26-4-160 — 26-4-163) › Section 26-4-160 - Sales and labeling

No person shall furnish by retail sale any poison enumerated in this Code section without distinctly labeling the bottle, box, vessel, or paper in which the poison is contained, and also the outside wrapper or cover thereof, with the name of the article, the word "Poison," and the name and place of business of the person who furnishes the same; and no poison shall be furnished unless upon due inquiry it shall be found that the person to whom it is delivered is aware of its poisonous character and shall represent that it is to be used for a legitimate purpose:
(1)
Schedule "A." Arsenic and its preparations, corrosive sublimate, white precipitate, red precipitate, biniodide of mercury, cyanide of potassium, hydrocyanic acid, strychnia, and all other poisonous vegetable alkaloids and their salts; essential oil of bitter almonds, opium and its preparations, except paregoric and other preparations of opium containing less than two grains to the ounce; and
(2)
Schedule "B." Aconite, belladonna, colchicum, conium, nux vomica, henbane, creosote, digitalis, and their pharmaceutical preparations; croton oil, chloroform, chloral hydrate, sulfate of zinc, mineral acids, carbolic acid, and oxalic acid.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 9 - POISONS (§§ 26-4-160 — 26-4-163) › Section 26-4-161 - Procedure on sale or delivery of listed poisons

No licensed pharmacist shall sell or deliver any of the poisons included in paragraph (1) of Code Section
26-4-160
without first making an entry in a book for that purpose, stating the date of the delivery, the name and address of the person receiving the poison, the name and quantity of the poison, the purpose for which it is represented by such person to be required, and the name of the dispenser. Such book shall always be open for inspection by the proper authorities and shall be preserved for reference for at least five years.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 9 - POISONS (§§ 26-4-160 — 26-4-163) › Section 26-4-162 - Prescriptions by practitioners of the healing arts

This article shall not apply to the dispensing of poisons in not unusual quantities or doses, upon the prescriptions of practitioners of the healing arts.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 9 - POISONS (§§ 26-4-160 — 26-4-163) › Section 26-4-163 - Penalty

Any person violating this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 10 - NUCLEAR PHARMACY LAW (§§ 26-4-170 — 26-4-179) › Section 26-4-170 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Nuclear Pharmacy Law."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 10 - NUCLEAR PHARMACY LAW (§§ 26-4-170 — 26-4-179) › Section 26-4-171 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"Authentication of product history" means, but is not limited to, identifying the purchasing source, the ultimate fate, and any intermediate handling of any component of a radiopharmaceutical.
(2)
"Board" means the State Board of Pharmacy.
(3)
"Compounding of radiopharmaceuticals" means the addition of a radioactive substance to nonradioactive substances or the use of a radioactive substance in preparation for single or multidose dispensation upon the prescription order of a physician who is licensed to use radioactive materials. Compounding of radiopharmaceuticals may include: loading and eluting of radionuclide generators; using manufactured reagent kits to prepare radiopharmaceuticals; preparing reagent kits; aliquoting reagents; formulation and quality assurance testing of radiochemicals for use as radiopharmaceuticals; and radiolabeling of compounds or products, including biological products, for use as radiopharmaceuticals.
(4)
"Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.
(5)
"Internal test assessment" means, but is not limited to, conducting those tests of quality assurance necessary to ensure the integrity of the test.
(6)
"Manufacturing of radiopharmaceuticals" means the preparation, derivation, or production of a product to which a radioactive substance is or will be added to provide a radiopharmaceutical for sale, resale, redistribution, or reconstitution.
(7)
"Nuclear pharmacy" means a pharmacy providing radiopharmaceutical service.
(8)
"Radiopharmaceutical" means radioactive drugs and chemical products used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes and includes the terms radioactive pharmaceuticals, radioisotopes, and radioactive tracers.
(9)
"Radiopharmaceutical quality assurance" means, but is not limited to, the performance of appropriate chemical, biological, and physical tests on radiopharmaceuticals and their component materials and the interpretation of the resulting data to determine their suitability for use in humans and animals, including internal test assessment, authentication of product history, and the keeping of proper records.
(10)
"Radiopharmaceutical service" means, but is not limited to, the compounding, dispensing, labeling, and delivering of radiopharmaceuticals; the participation in radiopharmaceutical selection and radiopharmaceutical utilization review; the maintenance of radiopharmaceutical quality assurance; and the responsibility for advising, where necessary or where regulated, of therapeutic values, hazards, and use of radiopharmaceuticals; and the offering or performing of those acts, services, operations, or transactions necessary in the conduct, operation, management, and control of a nuclear pharmacy.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 10 - NUCLEAR PHARMACY LAW (§§ 26-4-170 — 26-4-179) › Section 26-4-172 - License requirements generally

(a)
All persons, firms, pharmacies, or corporations which receive, possess, transfer, or manufacture for sale or resale radiopharmaceuticals shall be licensed in accordance with the provisions of this article. No person may receive, acquire, possess, compound, or dispense any radiopharmaceutical except in accordance with the provisions of this article and the conditions of rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Natural Resources for radioactive materials and administered by the department. The requirements of this article are in addition to, and not in substitution of, other applicable statutes and regulations administered by the State Board of Pharmacy or the department.
(b)
Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring a licensed physician to obtain a separate license as a nuclear pharmacist, when his or her use of radiopharmaceuticals is limited to the diagnosis and treatment of his or her own patients.
(c)
Nothing in this article shall be construed so as to require a clinical laboratory certified by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is licensed by the Department of Community Health to handle radioactive materials, to obtain the services of a nuclear pharmacist, or to have a nuclear pharmacy license, unless the laboratory is engaged in the commercial sale or resale of radiopharmaceuticals.
(d)
Nothing in this article shall be construed to require a department of nuclear medicine which is located in a hospital of 250 beds or less, which has a board certified radiologist in the practice of nuclear medicine, and which is licensed by the department to handle radioactive materials to obtain the services of a nuclear pharmacist or to have a nuclear pharmacy license.
Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 223,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 102,§ 1-4, eff. 7/1/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 10 - NUCLEAR PHARMACY LAW (§§ 26-4-170 — 26-4-179) › Section 26-4-173 - Nuclear pharmacist license; applicant requirements

(a)
An applicant for a license as a nuclear pharmacist shall:
(1)
Be a currently licensed pharmacist in the State of Georgia;
(2)
Meet the minimum requirements and be licensed to possess and use radioactive materials for medical use, as authorized by the department; and
(3)
Have met all requirements for training and experience established by the board in rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this authority; provided, however, rules and regulations prescribing training and experience requirements for nuclear pharmacists shall have first been approved by the department.
(b)
A license as a nuclear pharmacist shall be issued to any pharmacist who makes application to the board, together with a required fee, and meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 10 - NUCLEAR PHARMACY LAW (§§ 26-4-170 — 26-4-179) › Section 26-4-175 - Equipment requirements

Nuclear pharmacies shall meet all requirements for items and articles of equipment as required through rules and regulations of the board. Nuclear pharmacies shall also have equipment required for the safe handling and storage of radioactive materials, as established by rules of the department.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 10 - NUCLEAR PHARMACY LAW (§§ 26-4-170 — 26-4-179) › Section 26-4-176 - Limiting, suspending, or revoking license

The board may limit, suspend, or revoke licenses issued under the provisions of this article, or impose any other reasonable sanctions upon holders of such licenses upon proof of any of the violations specified in Code Sections
26-4-60
and
26-4-113
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 10 - NUCLEAR PHARMACY LAW (§§ 26-4-170 — 26-4-179) › Section 26-4-177 - Grounds for refusal to grant license

The board may refuse to grant a license to any person, firm, or corporation for any of the grounds set forth in Code Sections
26-4-60
and
26-4-113
. In addition, the board may refuse to grant a license if any applicant shall make any false statement in the application or cheats in any manner upon any examination administered pursuant to this article.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 10 - NUCLEAR PHARMACY LAW (§§ 26-4-170 — 26-4-179) › Section 26-4-178 - Authorized to promulgate rules

The board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this article.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 10 - NUCLEAR PHARMACY LAW (§§ 26-4-170 — 26-4-179) › Section 26-4-179 - Authority of department

Nothing in this article shall be construed to repeal the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to regulate the use of radioactive materials.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 11 - UTILIZATION OF UNUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (§ 26-4-190) › Section 26-4-190 - through 26-4-195 - [Reserved]

§ Ga. L. 2006, p. 152, 1/HB 1178; § Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, 1-21/HB 228; § Ga. L. 2011, p. 227, 8/SB 178; § Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, 5-8/HB 214; repealed by § Ga. L. 2016, p. 524, 2/HB 897, effective July 1, 2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 12 - PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION INTEGRITY ACT (§§ 26-4-200 — 26-4-205) › Section 26-4-200 - [See Note] Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Prescription Medication Integrity Act."
Added by 2007 Ga. Laws 245,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2007.
Effective only when appropriations are made.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 12 - PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION INTEGRITY ACT (§§ 26-4-200 — 26-4-205) › Section 26-4-203 - [See Note] Immediate cease and desist orders for violations

(a)
If the board finds that there is a reasonable probability that:
(1)
A wholesale distributor, other than a manufacturer, has:
(A)
Violated a provision of this article; or
(B)
Falsified a pedigree, provided a falsified pedigree, or sold, distributed, transferred, manufactured, repackaged, handled, or held a counterfeit prescription drug intended for human use;
(2)
The prescription drug at issue in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this subsection could cause serious, adverse health consequences or death; and
(3)
Other procedures would result in unreasonable delay,
the board shall issue an order requiring the appropriate person including the distributors or retailers of the prescription drug to immediately cease distribution of the prescription drug in or to this state.
(b)
An order under subsection (a) of this Code section shall provide the person subject to the order with an opportunity for an informal hearing, to be held not later than ten calendar days after the date of the issuance of the order, on the actions required by the order. If, after such a hearing, the board determines that inadequate grounds exist to support the actions required by the order, the board shall vacate the order.
Added by 2007 Ga. Laws 245,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2007.
Effective only when appropriations are made.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 12 - PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION INTEGRITY ACT (§§ 26-4-200 — 26-4-205) › Section 26-4-204 - [See Note] Prohibited acts

It shall be unlawful for a person to perform or cause the performance of or aid and abet any of the following acts in this state:
(1)
Selling, distributing, or transferring a prescription drug to a person that is not authorized to receive the prescription drug under the law of the jurisdiction in which the person receives the prescription drug;
(2)
Failing to maintain or provide pedigrees as required by the board;
(3)
Failing to obtain, transfer, or authenticate a pedigree as required by the board;
(4)
Providing the board or any of its representatives or any federal official with false or fraudulent records, including, but not limited to falsified pedigrees, or making false or fraudulent statements regarding any matter within the provisions of this article;
(5)
Obtaining or attempting to obtain a prescription drug by fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation or engaging in misrepresentation or fraud in the distribution of a prescription drug; and
(6)
Except for the wholesale distribution by manufacturers of a prescription drug that has been delivered into commerce pursuant to an application approved under federal law by the Food and Drug Administration, the manufacturing, repackaging, selling, transferring, delivering, holding, or offering for sale of any prescription drug that is adulterated, misbranded, counterfeit, suspected of being counterfeit, or has otherwise been rendered unfit for distribution.
Added by 2007 Ga. Laws 245,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2007.
Effective only when appropriations are made.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 12 - PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION INTEGRITY ACT (§§ 26-4-200 — 26-4-205) › Section 26-4-205 - [See Note] Penalty

(a)
Notwithstanding Code Section
26-4-115
, any person who engages without knowledge in the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs, including providing a falsified pedigree or other records, in violation of this article may be fined not more than $10,000.00.
(b)
If a person engages in wholesale distribution of prescription drugs in violation of this article, including providing a falsified pedigree or other records, and acts in a grossly negligent manner in violation of this article, the person may be punished by imprisonment for not more than 15 years, fined not more than $50,000.00, or both.
(c)
Notwithstanding Code Section
26-4-115
, any person who knowingly engages in wholesale distribution of prescription drugs in violation of this article, including providing a falsified pedigree or other records, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 25 years, by fine not to exceed $500,000.00, or both.
Added by 2007 Ga. Laws 245,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2007.
Effective only when appropriations are made.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 13 - SAFE MEDICATIONS PRACTICE ACT (§§ 26-4-210 — 26-4-214) › Section 26-4-210 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Safe Medications Practice Act."
Added by 2010 Ga. Laws 392,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 13 - SAFE MEDICATIONS PRACTICE ACT (§§ 26-4-210 — 26-4-214) › Section 26-4-211 - Legislative findings and intent

(a)
The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1)
Medications are essential for the effective treatment and prevention of illness and disease, and medications, particularly dangerous drugs, are recognized to be complex chemical compounds which may cause untoward side effects, adverse reactions, and other undesirable and potentially harmful effects;
(2)
Hospital pharmacists are highly trained in the therapeutic use of medications and have expertise in the safe, appropriate, and cost-effective use of medications; and
(3)
Therefore, it is essential that physicians, pharmacists, and other clinical health care practitioners in an institutional setting collaborate to promote safe and effective medication therapy for the institution's patients.
(b)
The intent of the General Assembly in enacting this legislation is to maximize patient safety, to ensure safe and desirable medication therapy outcomes, and to achieve desired therapeutic goals.
Added by 2010 Ga. Laws 392,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 13 - SAFE MEDICATIONS PRACTICE ACT (§§ 26-4-210 — 26-4-214) › Section 26-4-212 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"Collaborate" means to work jointly with others as approved by an order from a physician member of the institution's medical staff for care and treatment of the ordering physician's patients or pursuant to a protocol established in accordance with medical staff policy.
(2)
"Hospital pharmacist" means a pharmacist that is employed by, or under contract with, an institution and practicing in an institutional setting.
(3)
"Institution" means any licensed hospital, nursing home, assisted living community, personal care home, or hospice.
Amended by 2011 Ga. Laws 56,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2011.
Added by 2010 Ga. Laws 392,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 13 - SAFE MEDICATIONS PRACTICE ACT (§§ 26-4-210 — 26-4-214) › Section 26-4-213 - Collaboration

Hospital pharmacists shall be authorized to collaborate with members of the medical staff in an institution on drug therapy management.
Added by 2010 Ga. Laws 392,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 4 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 26-4-1 — 26-4-214) › Article 13 - SAFE MEDICATIONS PRACTICE ACT (§§ 26-4-210 — 26-4-214) › Section 26-4-214 - Role of State Board of Pharmacy and Georgia Composite Medical Board in establishing rules and regulations

(a)
The State Board of Pharmacy shall establish rules and regulations governing a hospital pharmacist acting pursuant to Code Section
26-4-213
in the provision of drug therapy management in institutions in consultation or collaboration with physicians. Such rules may include the utilization of a hospital pharmacist's skills regarding dangerous drugs to promote medication safety. Such rules shall include the ordering of clinical laboratory tests in the institutional setting and the interpretation of results related to medication use when approved by a physician member of the institution's medical staff for the care and treatment of the ordering physician's patients or pursuant to a protocol established in accordance with medical staff policy.
(b)
The Georgia Composite Medical Board shall establish rules and regulations governing a physician acting pursuant to this article.
Added by 2010 Ga. Laws 392,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-1 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Act."
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 140,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-2 - Legislative intent

The purpose of this article is to provide for the classification and systematic evaluation of various programs designed for the treatment and therapeutic rehabilitation of drug dependent persons; to ensure that every governing body which operates a drug abuse treatment and education program is licensed to do so; and to meet the rehabilitative needs of drug dependent persons while safeguarding their individual liberties.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 140,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-3 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"Department" means the Department of Community Health or its successor.
(2)
"Drug abuse treatment and education program" means any system of treatment or therapeutic advice or counsel provided for the rehabilitation of drug dependent persons and shall include programs offered in the following types of facilities:
(A)
Residential care centers. A facility staffed by professional and paraprofessional persons offering treatment or therapeutic programs for drug dependent persons who live on the premises; and
(B)
Nonresidential care centers. A non-live-in facility, staffed by professional and paraprofessional persons, offering treatment or therapeutic programs for drug dependent persons who do not live on the premises.
(3)
"Drug dependent person" means a person who is in imminent danger of becoming dependent upon or addicted to the use of drugs or who habitually lacks self-control as to the use of drugs or who uses drugs to the extent that his health is substantially impaired or endangered or his social or economic function is substantially disrupted.
(4)
"Drugs" means any substance defined as a drug by federal or Georgia law or any other chemical substance which may be used in lieu of a drug to obtain similar effects, with the exception of alcohol and its derivatives.
(5)
"Governing body" means the county board of health, the partnership, the corporation, the association, or the person or group of persons who maintains and controls the program and who is legally responsible for the operation.
(6)
"License" means the official permit issued by the director which authorizes the holder to operate a drug abuse treatment and education program for the term provided therein.
(7)
"Licensee" means any person holding a license issued by the director under this article.
(8)
"Program" means the drug abuse treatment and education program.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 140,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2017.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 102,§ 1-4, eff. 7/1/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-4 - Classification of programs

The department is authorized to classify all programs within the state according to the character and range of services provided.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-5 - Promulgation of minimum standards of quality and services for each class of programs

The department shall create and promulgate minimum standards of quality and services for each designated class of programs. At least the following areas shall be covered in the rules and regulations:
(1)
Adequate and safe buildings or housing facilities where programs are offered;
(2)
Adequate equipment for the delivery of programs;
(3)
Sufficient trained or experienced staff who are competent in the duties they are to perform;
(4)
The content and quality of services to be provided;
(5)
Requirements for intake, discharge, and aftercare of drug dependent persons;
(6)
Referral to other appropriate agencies;
(7)
Continuing evaluation of the effectiveness of programs;
(8)
Maintenance of adequate records on each drug dependent person treated or advised;
(9)
A formal plan of cooperation with other programs in the state to allow for continuity of care for drug dependent persons; and
(10)
Criteria for providing priority in access to services and admissions to programs for drug dependent pregnant females.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-6 - Promulgation of rules and regulations

The department is authorized and directed to create and promulgate all rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this article.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 140,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-7 - License required

No governing body shall operate a drug abuse treatment and education program without having a valid license or provisional license issued pursuant to this article.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 140,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-8 - Application for license

(a)
Application for a license to operate a program shall be submitted by the governing authority to the department in the manner prescribed by rules and regulations and shall contain a comprehensive outline of the program to be offered by the applicant.
(b)
Proof of compliance with all applicable federal and state laws for the handling and dispensing of drugs and all state and local health, safety, sanitation, building, and zoning codes shall be attached to the application submitted to the department.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-9 - Provisional licenses

The department may issue a provisional license effective for a period not to exceed 90 days to each applicant who has substantially complied with all requirements for a regular license. Provisional licenses shall be renewed in the discretion of the department only in cases of extreme hardship and in no case for longer than 90 days. The obligations and conditions of a provisional license shall be the same as those of a regular license except as otherwise provided for in this article.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 140,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-10 - Issuance of license; revocation or suspension

The department may, upon submission of an application, with proof of accreditation by a voluntary accreditation agency approved by the department, issue a license based upon the findings of the accreditation agency. The license may be issued without an on-site visit by the department representative. Any denial, suspension, or revocation of the voluntary accreditation agency shall result in an automatic revocation or suspension of the license issued under this Code section, and the holder must apply for a new license as provided for in this article.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 140,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-11 - Conditions for issuance of license; nontransferability

The department shall issue a license to a governing body for any program which meets all the rules and regulations for the class of license applied for. The license shall be nontransferable for a change of location or governing body.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-12 - Records of drug dependent persons treated or advised

Subject to the limitations of Code Section
26-5-17
, the department may require at reasonable intervals, and each licensee shall furnish copies of complete records of each drug dependent person treated or advised pursuant to a program.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-13 - Inspection of programs

Each licensee shall permit the authorized department representatives to enter upon and inspect any and all premises upon or in which a program is to be conducted or for which a license has been applied so that verification of compliance with all relevant laws or regulations can be made.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-14 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses

The department may deny any license applied for under this article that does not fulfill the minimum requirements which the department may prescribe by rules and regulations and may suspend or revoke a license which has been issued if an applicant or a licensee violates any of such rules and regulations; provided, however, that before any order is entered denying a license applied for or suspending or revoking a license previously granted, the applicant or license holder, as the case may be, shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing as provided for in Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 140,§ 3, eff. 5/4/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-15 - Notice of proposed denial, suspension, or revocation; hearing

Notice of a proposed denial, suspension, or revocation of a license shall be provided in writing by the department to any licensee so affected within 90 days after the application is filed or the grounds are discovered. Within ten days from receipt of such notice, the licensee so affected may request a hearing before the department. Upon receipt of such request for hearing in proper form, the department shall schedule a hearing within a reasonable time, but not later than 90 days.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-16 - Applicability of "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."

The promulgation of rules and regulations, the conduct of administrative hearings, and judicial review of the department's actions shall be subject to Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-17 - Confidentiality of records, names, and communications

For the purpose of providing more effective treatment and rehabilitation, the records and name of any drug dependent person who seeks or obtains treatment, therapeutic advice, or counsel from any program licensed under this article shall be confidential and shall not be revealed except to the extent authorized in writing by the drug dependent person affected; furthermore, any communication by such drug dependent person to an authorized employee of any holder of a license shall be deemed confidential; provided, however, that, except for matters privileged under other laws of this state, the records of such person and information about such person shall be produced in response to a valid court order of any court of competent jurisdiction after a full and fair show-cause hearing and in response to a departmental request for access for licensing purposes when such request is accompanied by a written statement that no record of patient identifying information will be made.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 140,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-18 - Injunctions; nuisances per se

The department is authorized to enforce this article and the rules and regulations promulgated under this article by injunction. Any violation of this article or any rule or regulation promulgated under this article shall be a nuisance per se; and it shall not be necessary to allege or prove the exhaustion of remedies at law to obtain an injunction under this Code section.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 140,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-19 - Penalty

Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 140,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-20 - Priority admissions policy for drug dependent pregnant females

Any program licensed or funded by the department under this article shall implement a priority admissions policy for the treatment of drug dependent pregnant females which provides for immediate access to services for any such female applying for admission, which access shall be contingent only upon the availability of space.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 140,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-21 - [Reserved] State Commission on Narcotic Treatment Programs; abolishment

Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 782,§ 26, eff. 5/2/2022.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 140,§ 2, eff. 5/4/2017.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 343,§ 2, eff. 6/1/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 5 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-80) › Article 1 - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION ACT (§§ 26-5-1 — 26-5-23) › Section 26-5-22 - Annual on-site inspections of narcotic treatment programs

The authorized department shall conduct an annual on-site inspection of each narcotic treatment program licensed in this state. Such inspection shall include, but shall not be limited to, the premises, staff, persons in care, and documents pertinent to the continued licensing of such narcotic treatment program so that the department may determine whether a provider is operating in compliance with licensing requirements.
Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 562,§ 26, eff. 5/8/2018.
Added by 2017 Ga. Laws 141,§ 5-1, eff. 7/1/2017.