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 111-8-53 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR NARCOTIC TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Rule 111-8-53-.08 - Inspections and Plans of Correction

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Department is authorized to conduct
				on-site inspections of any program to verify compliance with these rules and
				all relevant laws or regulations at any time. A program shall permit any
				authorized representative of the Department to enter upon and inspect any and
				all program premises which, for the purpose of these rules, shall include
				access to all parts of the facility, staff, persons in care, and all records
				pertinent to initial and continued licensure. For the purpose of conducting any
				investigation, inspection, or survey, the Department shall have the authority
				to require the production of any books, records, papers, including all patient
				records or other information related to the initial or continued licensing of
				any program. The Department may require at reasonable intervals that each
				licensee shall furnish copies of complete records of each person treated or
				advised by the program, provided, however, that patient identifying information
				shall be redacted from such records prior to submission to the Department.
				Failure to permit entry and inspection is a violation of these rules and may
				result in the denial of any license applied for or in the suspension or
				revocation of a license.
(2) If, as
				a result of an inspection, violations of these rules requiring corrective
				action are identified, the Department shall issue a written inspection report
				that identifies the rules violated and requires the program to submit a written
				plan of correction that states what the program will do to correct each of the
				violations identified. The program may offer an explanation or dispute the
				findings of violations in the written plan of correction so long as an
				acceptable plan of correction is submitted within 10 days of the receipt of the
				inspection report. Failure to submit an acceptable plan of correction may
				constitute cause for the Department to deny a license or suspend or revoke a
				license. Upon the discovery of any violation of these rules, the Department may
				proceed to suspend or revoke a program's license in accordance with these
				rules. In determining whether to suspend or revoke a license, the Department
				may consider whether the violations can be corrected, the program's history of
				compliance, the nature and seriousness of the violations, the impact of the
				violations on the safety and welfare or the program's patients and the
				surrounding community and any other relevant circumstances.
(3) Programs shall also cooperate with
				interested parties seeking to apply for licensure by providing the information
				detailed in Rule
				111-8-53-.07(4)(e)
				within a reasonable period of time.
(4) After initial licensure, the Department
				shall conduct on-site inspections of each program on an annual basis. The
				Department may authorize third party audits or inspections of programs for the
				purpose of determining whether or not a program is in compliance with these
				rules.
O.C.G.A.
				  §§
											26-5-2
et seq.
,
				  31-2-5,
				  31-2-7.