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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-4 - AMBULATORY SURGICAL TREATMENT CENTERS › Rule 111-8-4-.22 - Waiver of Rule

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Department may waive any rule for a stated period of time
				  when it is shown that the specific rule is not applicable or when a waiver is
				  needed to permit experimentation and demonstration of new and innovative
				  approaches to the delivery of services which will not jeopardize the health and
				  safety of the patients, staff or others utilizing the center. Results of such
				  experimentation and demonstration projects shall be submitted to the Department
				  as prescribed by the plan under which the waiver is approved. The Department
				  shall maintain a record of and make available to interested persons information
				  on all waivers granted under this rule.
O.C.G.A. §
										31-2-7.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-4 - AMBULATORY SURGICAL TREATMENT CENTERS › Rule 111-8-4-.23 - Enforcement

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
An ambulatory surgical treatment center which fails to comply
				  with these rules and regulations shall be subject to revocation of its permit
				  or provisional permit and/or other sanctions provided by law. The enforcement
				  and administration of these rules and regulations shall be as prescribed in
				  O.C.G.A. §§
									31-5-8,
				  31-5-9 and
				  31-2-8 which includes provision
				  for:
(a) the misdemeanor penalty for
				violation of rules and regulations promulgated under this Title;
(b) injunctive relief under appropriate
				circumstances; and
(c) the due
				process requirements of notice, hearing and appeals.
O.C.G.A. §§
										31-2-4
et seq.
,
				  31-7-1
et seq.
and
				  50-13-1
et seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-4 - AMBULATORY SURGICAL TREATMENT CENTERS › Rule 111-8-4-.24 - Applicability of Regulations

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
These regulations are applicable only to ambulatory surgical
				  treatment centers and the services provided therein, and expressly do not
				  modify or revoke any of the provisions of the published rules of the Department
				  of Community Health, Chapter 111-8-40 (Rules and Regulations for Hospitals) or
				  of revisions which may be made to said regulations.
O.C.G.A. §§
											31-2-4
et seq.,
31-7-1
et seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-4 - AMBULATORY SURGICAL TREATMENT CENTERS › Rule 111-8-4-.25 - Severability

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In the event that any rule, sentence, clause or phrase of any
				  of these rules and regulations may be construed by any court of competent
				  jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, unconstitutional, or otherwise
				  unenforceable, such determination or adjudication shall in no manner affect the
				  remaining rules or portions thereof and such remaining rules or portions
				  thereof shall remain in full force and effect, as if such rule or portions
				  thereof so determined, declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were
				  not originally a part hereof. It is the intent of the Board of Community Health
				  to establish rules and regulations that are constitutional and enforceable so
				  as to safeguard the health and well-being of the people of the
				  State.
O.C.G.A. §§
										31-2-4
et seq.
and
				  31-7-1
et seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-5 - ANATOMICAL GIFTS › Rule 111-8-5-.01 - Legal Authority

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The legal authority for this chapter, unless otherwise noted,
				  is "The Georgia Anatomical Gift Act," O.C.G.A. §
									44-5-140.
O.C.G.A. §§
										31-2-5,
				  31-2-6,
				  31-2-7 and
				  44-5-140
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-5 - ANATOMICAL GIFTS › Rule 111-8-5-.02 - Organization and Purpose

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The purpose of these rules is to establish the requirements
				  of "The Georgia Anatomical Gift Act" as it applies to the practices, procedures
				  and criteria for making and routinely requesting anatomical gifts in
				  hospitals.
O.C.G.A. §
										44-5-140
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-5 - ANATOMICAL GIFTS › Rule 111-8-5-.03 - Definitions, Unless Otherwise Indicated

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) "Anatomical Gift" or "Gift" means a
				donation of all or part of a human body to take effect upon or after
				death.
(2) "Bank or Storage
				Facility" means an organ procurement organization or any other entity licensed
				or approved in the State of Georgia as a tissue bank, eye bank, or clinical
				laboratory which procures, stores, or processes human tissue designed to be
				used for medical purposes in human beings.
(3) "Decedent" means a deceased individual
				and includes a stillborn infant or fetus.
(4) "Department" means the Georgia Department
				of Community Health.
(5) "Document
				of gift" means a donor card, a statement attached to or imprinted on a motor
				operator's or chauffeur's license, a will, or other writing used to make an
				anatomical gift.
(6) "Donee" means
				the person that receives an anatomical gift.
(7) "Donor" means an individual who makes a
				gift of all or part of his body.
(8) "Enucleator" means an individual who is
				authorized to remove eyes.
(9) "Eye
				Bank" means a facility which is maintained and operated for the extraction,
				removal, care, storage, preservation, and use of human eyes or parts thereof
				for purposes of sight preservation or restoration, medical education,
				instruction pertaining to sight preservation, or restoration, or research and
				which is licensed by the Department for such purposes.
(10) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed,
				accredited, or approved under the laws of any state, although not required to
				be licensed under state laws, and includes hospitals operated by the United
				States government or by the state or a subdivision thereof.
(11) "Hospital Administrator" means the
				person in charge of a hospital.
(12) "Organ" means any heart, lung, pancreas,
				kidney, or liver.
(13) "Organ
				Procurement Organization" means an organization located in the State of Georgia
				that is designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the
				federal Department of Health and Human Services under the end stage renal
				disease facility regulations to perform or coordinate the performance of all of
				the following services:
(a) procurement of
				donated kidneys;
(b) preservation
				of donated kidneys;
(c)
				transportation of donated kidneys; and
(d) maintenance of a system to locate
				prospective recipients of procured organs. An organ procurement organization
				may also perform those services for extrarenal vital organs and includes any
				organization certified by the federal Department of Health and Human Services
				as an organ procurement organization.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-5 - ANATOMICAL GIFTS › Rule 111-8-5-.04 - Permissible Donees and Purposes of Anatomical Gifts

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The following persons may become donees of anatomical gifts
				  for the purposes stated:
(a) Any
				hospital, surgeon, or physician, for medical or dental education, research,
				advancement of medical or dental science, therapy, or
				transplantation;
(b) Any accredited
				medical or dental school, college, or university for education, research,
				advancement of medical or dental science, or therapy;
(c) Any bank or storage facility, for medical
				or dental education, research, advancement of medical or dental science,
				therapy, or transplantation; or
(d)
				Any specified individual, for therapy or transplantation needed by
				him.
O.C.G.A. §
										44-5-140
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-5 - ANATOMICAL GIFTS › Rule 111-8-5-.05 - Permissible Donors

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Any individual who is 18 years of age or
				older and of sound mind may give all or any part of his body for any purposes
				specified in Rule .04 of this Chapter, the gift to take effect upon
				death.
(2) The parents, legal
				guardians, or other persons authorized or obligated to dispose of the body may,
				unless otherwise directed by a will, give all or any part of the body of a
				person who is under 18 years of age for any purpose specified in Rule .04 of
				this Chapter, the gift to take effect upon death.
(3) Persons listed at Rule .07(1)(c)1. and
				.07(1)(c)2. of this Chapter may give all or any part of a decedent's body for
				any purposes specified in Rule .04 of this Chapter.
O.C.G.A. §
										44-5-140
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-5 - ANATOMICAL GIFTS › Rule 111-8-5-.06 - Hospital Admissions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Upon admission to any hospital, a person,
				at his request, may make an expression of his intention regarding the
				disposition of his body. Such expression shall be deemed to be sufficient
				notice under O.C.G.A. §
									44-5-140 and this Chapter not to
				be contravened by opposition from persons listed in Rule .07(1)(c)1. and
				.07(1)(c)2. of this Chapter.
(2)
				Hospitals shall assure that written policies and procedures are established,
				implemented, and maintained for recording such expressions and effective
				appropriate dispositions in accordance with the expressed intentions of the
				persons who make the requests.
O.C.G.A. §
										44-5-140
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-5 - ANATOMICAL GIFTS › Rule 111-8-5-.08 - Certain Physicians not to Participate in Removing or Transplanting Parts

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The following physicians shall not
				participate in the procedures for removing or transplanting parts:
(a) The physician who becomes a
				donee;
(b) The attending physician
				of the donor at his death or, if there is no attending physician, the physician
				who certifies the death.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-5 - ANATOMICAL GIFTS › Rule 111-8-5-.09 - Delivery of Donations from Receiving Hospitals to Permissible Donees

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Hospitals shall establish, implement, and maintain
				  appropriate hospital policies and procedures for assisting bank or storage
				  facilities or other permissible donees in the delivery of donations to
				  potential recipients. Such assistance shall include the use of available
				  hospital services, equipment, and supplies. Hospitals shall be reimbursed by
				  the donee for reasonable charges incurred in the provision of such
				  assistance.
O.C.G.A. §
										44-5-140
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-5 - ANATOMICAL GIFTS › Rule 111-8-5-.10 - Suitability of Anatomical Gifts

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A gift authorizes any examination
				necessary to assure medical suitability of the gift for the intended purposes.
				The suitability of anatomical gifts shall be determined by attending physicians
				or surgeons and may be made in conjunction with applicable types of banks or
				storage facilities. Factors which must be considered in determining suitability
				shall include age, etiology of death, length of cardiac arrest, and infection
				or disease. All determinations shall be based upon existing, acceptable medical
				criteria related to the specific donation and its purpose, as established by
				the United Network for Organ Sharing, the Southeastern Organ Procurement
				Foundation, the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network, the American
				Association of Tissue Banks, and the Eye Bank Association of America,
				respectively. Hospitals shall be reimbursed by the donee for reasonable charges
				incurred in doing necessary laboratory work for donor evaluations and
				suitability determinations when the donee has requested the laboratory work,
				regardless of whether the donee receives an anatomical gift.
(2) Any permissible donee shall subject or
				have subjected all human body parts, or the potential donors of such parts, to
				a HIV test prior to making such parts available for use in the body of another
				human being. No parts found to be infected or no other parts of a donor found
				to be infected shall be used in the body of another human.
(3) Unless used for medical research, all HIV
				infected tissue or organs retrieved from a donor shall be
				incinerated.
(4) When a human body
				part or a donor is determined to be HIV infected, the permissible donee that
				provided or provided for the testing shall:
(a) Provide personal and confidential
				notification to a living donor from whose body the part was removed if the
				donee's records identify where the donor is located.
(b) Provide personal and confidential
				notification to any known physician licensed in Georgia of a deceased donor;
				such physician shall then have the sole discretion to determine whether to
				notify the persons who executed the gift or any other persons who were at risk
				of being infected with HIV by the decedent.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-5 - ANATOMICAL GIFTS › Rule 111-8-5-.11 - Training

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Persons making
				requests for anatomical gifts shall relate to donors and families in a
				sensitive and caring manner and shall have received suitable training in the
				following areas:
(a) psychological and
				emotional considerations when dealing with bereaved families;
(b) social, cultural, ethical and religious
				factors affecting attitudes toward donations;
(c) procedures for declaring death and
				collecting and preserving organs, tissues and/or other body parts, and how
				these procedures are to be explained to decedents' families.
(d) general medical concepts and issues in
				organ, tissue, and eye donations;
(e) procedures for notifying and involving
				banks or storage facilities;
(f)
				procedures for recording the outcome of requests.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR BIRTH CENTERS › Rule 111-8-7-.02 - Application for Permits

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The governing body shall submit an
				application to the Department for a permit using forms provided by the
				Department. No center shall be operated in Georgia without a valid permit which
				shall be displayed in a conspicuous place within the center. Failure or refusal
				by the governing body of any facility existing at the time these rules become
				effective to file an application for a permit within ninety (90) days shall
				constitute a violation of law and shall be dealt with as provided by
				law.
(2) The applicant for a permit
				to operate a birth center shall submit a completed application and a
				certification that the applicant is able and willing to comply with the minimum
				standards for a birth center and with the rules and regulations lawfully
				promulgated. Each applicant shall be responsible for complying with applicable
				fire safety laws and shall present evidence of such compliance, prior to
				receiving a permit.
(3) The
				application shall include complete information concerning the name and address
				of the applicant and the services to be provided; the ownership of the property
				and operation; if organized as a corporation, the names and addresses of each
				officer and members of the board of directors of the corporation; if organized
				as a partnership, the names and addresses of each partner; the identity of the
				medical director of the facility; and any other information which the
				Department may require.
(4) The
				applicant shall submit evidence of approval from the State Health Planning and
				Development Agency, as a part of the application to the Department for a
				permit.
(5) Plans for birth centers
				shall be submitted to the Department for review and approval in two stages of
				development:
(a) schematic drawings;
				and
(b) final working drawings and
				specifications.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR BIRTH CENTERS › Rule 111-8-7-.03 - Permits

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Following
				inspection and evidence of compliance with these regulations, the Department
				may issue a permit. Each permit shall indicate the classifications of services
				to be provided and patient capacity of the center.
(2) Permits issued shall remain in force and
				effect until revoked or suspended for failure to comply with these rules and
				regulations.
O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-4; O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR BIRTH CENTERS › Rule 111-8-7-.04 - Provisional Permits

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Provisional permits may be issued by the Department for a
				  time specific period based on an acceptable written plan for correcting
				  deficiencies (plan of correction) found during an inspection. Provisional
				  permits may be revoked by the Department due to prevailing circumstances which
				  are not acceptable to the Department. Centers which are established and
				  operating prior to adoption of these rules and regulations may be issued
				  provisional permits when additional time is needed to meet physical plant
				  standards.
O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-4; O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The center
				shall be open at all reasonable hours for observation and examination by
				properly identified representatives of the Department.
(2) The governing body shall notify the
				Department of the anticipated opening date of a newly constructed center in
				order that a pre-opening licensure inspection of the center may be conducted to
				determine compliance with these rules and regulations.
(3) The administrator (or a designated
				representative) shall accompany the Department representative on all tours of
				inspection and shall sign the completed inspection report.
(4) The center may be inspected at the
				discretion of the Department to determine whether it is continuing to meet
				these requirements or is making satisfactory progress in accordance with
				approved plans of correction.
O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-4; O.C.G.A. §
											31-5-21; O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR BIRTH CENTERS › Rule 111-8-7-.07 - Transfer and Transport Capability

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Each birth center shall have a written
				agreement with a hospital(s) which is licensed to provide obstetrical services,
				for emergency care. Each physician practicing in the birth center shall have
				admitting privileges at the back-up hospital.
(2) Each birth center shall have a written
				agreement with the emergency back-up hospital for acceptance and examination of
				laboratory specimens to expedite treatment, prior to formal admission
				procedures.
(3) The center shall
				have the capability to transfer and transport the adult and/or newborn patients
				to the contract hospital within thirty (30) minutes of initiation of transfer
				procedure to the arrival on the obstetric/newborn service of the hospital.
				Documentation of each transfer shall be maintained by the center to
				substantiate to the Department that it has met this requirement.
(4) The center shall have a written contract
				with a licensed ambulance service which will assure timely response.
O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-4; O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The center
				shall require that each employee receives a health examination up on
				employment. The examination shall be in sufficient detail, including pertinent
				laboratory and tuberculosis screening, to assure that the employee is able to
				perform assigned tasks. The center shall have a policy for monitoring the
				health status of employees.
(2)
				There shall be a separate personnel folder maintained for each employee. This
				personnel file shall contain all pertinent information concerning the employee,
				including the application for employment and qualifications for employment,
				verifications of physical examinations, job description and a copy of current
				Georgia license for those required to be licensed.
(3) There shall be an on-going program of
				continuing education for all personnel. This shall include aspects of fire
				safety and the disaster plan for moving personnel and patients to safety and
				for handling patient emergencies.
O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-4; O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The birth center shall establish and
				maintain an organized health services information system for the collection,
				processing, maintenance, storage and retrieval of information concerning health
				services received by the patient.
(2) An individual medical record shall be
				maintained within the system for each patient, and shall include the following
				data:
(a) Identification-name, address,
				identifying number, date of first visit, age or birth date, sex, marital
				status, occupation, telephone number, and name and telephone number of a person
				to contact in event of an emergency;
(b) An initial health evaluation including a
				chronological record of past medical history, drug use profile, personal and
				family history and results of physical examinations, including laboratory and
				x-ray reports;
(c) A health care
				plan which includes information regarding each visit;
(d) Clinical diagnosis or impression, studies
				ordered, treatment given, disposition, recommendations, and instructions to
				patient, complete with a progress note for each follow-up visit.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
If laboratory services are provided on site, the laboratory
				  shall be licensed under the provisions of the Georgia Laboratory Licensure Law
				  of 1970, O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-22, and applicable rules and
				  regulations.
O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-4; O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-22.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Each center shall provide adequate space
				and equipment and staff to assure that drugs are stored and administered in
				compliance with State and Federal laws and regulations.
(2) No drugs shall be dispensed at the
				facility unless pharmacy regulations are met.
O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-4; O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR BIRTH CENTERS › Rule 111-8-7-.13 - Food Service

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
If food services are provided, the facility must comply with
				  Georgia Laws and Food Services Rules and Regulations of the
				  Department.
O.C.G.A.
				  Chapter 26-2, Article 13; O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-4; O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
General or regional anesthesia shall not be utilized in a
				  birth center. Local or pudendal anesthesia is permitted.
O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-4; O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1.
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(1) The center
				shall ensure that housekeeping and maintenance is adequate to maintain the
				center and equipment in a clean condition and state of good repair. An
				equipment clean-up area with adequate plumbing, including a sink with counter,
				shall be provided within the center.
(2) Laundry service shall be provided either
				in house or by contractual arrangement. Separate space and facilities shall be
				provided for receiving, sorting and storing soiled laundry and for the sorting,
				storing and issuing of clean laundry, if reusable items are utilized.
(3) There shall be adequate space and
				facilities for receiving, packaging and proper sterilization end storage of
				supplies and equipment consistent with the services to be provided.
(4) Special precaution shall be taken to
				ensure that sterile instruments and supplies are kept separate from nonsterile
				instruments and supplies. Equipment for sterilization of instruments and
				supplies shall be conveniently located and of adequate capacity for the
				workload. Records shall be maintained to assure quality control, including,
				date, time and temperature of each batch of sterilized supplies and equipment.
				Sterilization performance shall be checked and records shall be kept. Sterile
				items shall be dated and utilized, based on established procedures.
O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-4; O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1.
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(1) All electrical work and equipment shall
				be designed and installed in accordance with State and local laws and
				ordinances.
(2) All areas of the
				center shall have sufficient artificial lighting, for designated
				purposes.
(3) All centers shall
				have an alternative lighting source for emergency use in the event of a power
				failure.
O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-4; O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1.
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(1) The center shall maintain sanitary
				conditions throughout the premises. This shall include the water supply,
				sewerage, and solid waste disposal systems. Such facilities shall meet local
				and State regulations.
(2) All
				garbage, trash and waste shall be stored and disposed of in a manner that will
				not permit the transmission of disease, create a nuisance, or provide a
				breeding place for insects or rodents.
(3) Obstetrical wastes and contaminated
				materials shall be disposed of by incineration or other means acceptable to the
				Department.
(4) Effective means
				shall be provided at all outside doors, windows and other openings to the
				center to prevent the entrance and harborage of flies, other insects and
				rodents.
O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-4; O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1.
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Any advertising of the services provided in or by a birth
				  center shall be truthful and shall include the full name of the center and its
				  Georgia license number, as shown on the face of the permit.
O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-4; O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1.
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(1) The Department upon application may grant
				variances or waivers of specific rules and regulations as provided for in
				O.C.G.A. Section
				31-2-7(b), when
				it has been shown that the rule or regulation is not applicable or to allow
				experimentation and demonstration of new and innovative approaches to delivery
				of services.
(2) The Department may
				exempt classes of facilities from regulation as provided for in O.C.G.A.
				Section 31-2-7(c), when
				regulation would not permit the purpose intended or the class of facilities is
				subject to similar requirements under other rules and regulations.
O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-7; O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1.
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A birth center which fails to comply with these rules and
				  regulations shall be subject to denial of a permit, revocation of its permit or
				  provisional permit and other sanctions provided by law. The enforcement and
				  administration of the rules and regulations: shall be as prescribed in O.C.G.A.
				  Chapter 31-7, Enforcement and Administrative Procedure, which includes
				  provision for:
(a) the misdemeanor
				penalty for violation of rules and regulations promulgated under this
				Title;
(b) injunctive relief under
				appropriate circumstances;
(c) the
				Inspection Warrant; and
(d) the due
				process requirements of notice, hearing and appeals.
O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-4; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-5;
				  O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 50-13.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
These regulations are applicable to any building or facility
				  which is or shall be classified by the Department of Community Health as a
				  birth center and the services provided there in, and expressly do not modify or
				  revoke any of the provisions of the published rules of the Department of
				  Community Health, Chapter 111-8-40 (Rules and Regulations for Hospitals) or of
				  revisions which may be made to said regulations.
O.C.G.A. §§
											31-2-4,
				  31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1.
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In the event that any rule, sentence, clause or phrase of any
				  of these rules and regulations may be construed by any court of competent
				  jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, unconstitutional, or otherwise
				  unenforceable, such determination or adjudication shall in no manner affect the
				  remaining rules or portions thereof and such remaining rules or portions there
				  of shall remain of full force and effect, as if such rule or portions thereof
				  so determined, declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not
				  originally a part hereof. It is the intent of the Board of Human Resources to
				  establish rules and regulations that are constitutional and enforceable so as
				  to safeguard the health and well-being of the people of the
				  State.
O.C.G.A. §
											31-2-4; O.C.G.A. §
											31-7-1; O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7,
				  Article 1.
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No blood may be withdrawn from any individual in this State
				  for transfusion or industrial use unless he qualifies to be a blood donor under
				  the laws of this State. Criteria for donor selection shall conform to those
				  required in accordance with provisions of the act providing for the control and
				  operation of clinical laboratories (O.C.G.A. §
									31-22-1
et seq.
)
				  and the Rules and Regulations as adopted and promulgated thereunder entitled
				  "Rules and Regulations for Licensure of Clinical
				  Laboratories".
O.C.G.A. §§
										31-2-3,
				  31-2-5 and
				  31-2-7.
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(1) It shall be the
				responsibility of the licensed laboratory director to assure the legal
				requirement that every unit of blood drawn from an individual and any
				components derived by physical processes (including plasmapheresis for
				transfusions and blood for auto transfusions), shall have affixed to each
				container of such blood or components, a label which indicates whether the
				blood was obtained by purchase or donation. The label must be affixed prior to
				bleeding of the donor. The label shall meet the following specifications:
(a) Labels shall state that content is "Blood
				From Paid Donor" or "Blood From Volunteer Donor".
(b) Labels must be affixed in a prominent
				position, in such manner as not to obscure any other necessary identifying
				labels, and using non-toxic permanent type adhesive which is non-leachable
				through plastic blood bag.
(c) If
				incorporated into the product label, the wording must be easily read, with
				block lettering in size described below:
(d) If a separate label is used, such label
				must be:
1. No less than 3/8 inch by 11/4 inch
				in overall size;
2. With black
				letters on an orange background; and
3. Using bold Helvetica or similar block
				letters, capital height no less than five (5) points in size. See example
				below.
BLOOD FROM
VOLUNTEER DONOR
BLOOD FROM
PAID DONOR
(e) If blood is received from out-of-state
				with individual labels which meets the above specifications, it need not have
				an additional label applied.
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(1) No person may
				administer blood, transfer, or offer to transfer, blood or blood components for
				transfusion purposes by any type of transaction unless the container of such
				blood is labeled as required by these regulations. The label may not be removed
				before or during the administration of the blood or blood components.
(2) A record must be maintained in the blood
				bank to identify the source of each unit as by "donation" or
				"purchase".
(3) The identification
				numbers of the unit(s) of blood transfused shall be recorded in the patient's
				medical record by the person authorized to administer the blood. Records
				accompanying each unit of blood or blood products leaving a Blood Bank shall
				indicate whether such unit was acquired by donation or purchase.
O.C.G.A. §§
										31-2-5,
				  31-2-7 and
				  31-24-5.
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Blood and blood components, including salvage plasma, may be
				  used and transferred for industrial uses without regard to whether its original
				  acquisition was by purchase or donation.
O.C.G.A. §§
										31-2-5,
				  31-2-7 and
				  31-24-5.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Determination of fulfillment of these requirements shall be
				  made by the Department of Community Health as a part of, and using the
				  procedures of the Act providing for the control and operation of clinical
				  laboratories (O.C.G.A. §
									31-22-1
et
				  seq.
).
O.C.G.A. §§
										31-2-5,
				  31-2-7 and
				  31-24-7.
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Any person violating the provisions of the Act on which these
				  Rules are based shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
				  shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.
O.C.G.A. §§
										31-2-5,
				  31-2-7 and
				  31-24-8.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The administration and enforcement of these rules and
				  regulations shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Act providing for
				  the control and operation of clinical laboratories (O.C.G.A. §
									31-22-1
et seq.
),
				  and in compliance with the applicable minimum requirements as prescribed by the
				  Georgia Administrative Procedure Act (O.C.G.A. §
									50-13-1
et
				  seq.
).
O.C.G.A. §§
										31-2-5,
				  31-2-7,
				  31-2-8 and
				  50-13-1
et
				  seq.
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The legal authority for this chapter is found in Chapters 2,
				  7 and 22 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia
				  Annotated.
O.C.G.A. §§
										31-2-5
et seq.
,
				  31-7-1
et seq.
and
				  31-22-1
et seq.
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The purpose of these rules is to implement the requirements
				  of Chapter 22 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated pertaining
				  to the licensure of clinical laboratories and the qualifications and
				  performances of laboratory personnel.
O.C.G.A. §
										31-22-1
et
				  seq.
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(1) Each original
				application for licensure and each application for annual renewal for a
				clinical laboratory shall be accompanied by the non-refundable fee set by the
				Board. These fees as determined by the Board shall be applicable to a ll
				laboratories. Each screening and monitoring approval shall pay a non-refundable
				processing and inspection fee as set by the Board.
(2) A non-refundable fee set by the Board
				shall accompany each application and renewal for licensure as a clinical
				laboratory director. Each license or renewal shall be valid for two years,
				unless suspended or revoked, or voluntarily terminated.
(3) Changes in fees and/or development of
				additional fee schedules may be established by the Board, without formal change
				in the rules and regulations.
O.C.G.A. §
										31-22-1
et
				  seq.
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(1) Applications
				for licensure of clinical laboratories shall be made on forms provided by the
				Department and shall indicate from the following list, those categories,
				subcategories and/or procedures for which the facility requests licensure:
(a) Clinical Chemistry;
1. Routine;
2. Urinalysis;
3. Special (includes Radiobioassay, Blood
				Gases, Medical Toxicology, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Immunohistochemistry,
				etc.)
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(1)
General.
All laboratories
				shall be well lighted, maintained in a clean, neat, orderly and professional
				manner, and operated in a manner which will prevent undue physical, chemical,
				or biological hazards to its employees or other members of the community, and
				shall meet local and state sanitation and safety regulations:
(a) Adequate lighting shall be provided for
				the work area at bench top level.
(b) Syringes, needles, lancets, or other
				bloodletting devices capable of transmitting infection from one person to
				another shall be of a disposable type or shall be cleaned and sterilized before
				use, in accordance with accepted sterilization procedures.