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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES › Subject 290-2-17 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Rule 290-2-17-.07 - Personnel Policies

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) The Agency shall have written personnel
				policies and operating practices which should be available to all staff
				members. These should define:
(a)
				qualifications, duties and responsibility for each position in the
				Agency;
(b) salary scales and
				provisions for increments;
(c)
				hours of work, holidays, vacations, sick leave;
(d) conditions of employment, dismissal;
				and
(e) employment benefits,
				including retirement plan, social security, hospitalization, and other
				insurance. Personnel policies should be developed by a joint committee of board
				and staff. Lines of authority should be clearly defined, but with sufficient
				flexibility for effective intra-agency communication among all levels at
				administrative responsibility.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES › Subject 290-2-18 - INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION › Rule 290-2-18-.01 - Introduction and Definition

Current through Rules and Regulations
				filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Children and Youth Act passed by the
				General Assembly of Georgia in 1963 placed the responsibility for the licensing
				of Maternity Homes with the Division for Children and Youth for the former
				Department of Family and Children Services, now succeeded by the Division of
				Community Services of the Department of Human Resources.
(2) A Maternity Home is defined in this Act
				as "any place in which any person, society, agency, corporation, or facility
				receives, treats, or cares for, within a period of six (6) months, more than
				one (1) illegitimately pregnant woman, either before, during or within two (2)
				weeks after childbirth. This definition shall not include women who receive
				maternity care in the home of a relative, or in general or special hospitals
				licensed according to law, in which maternity treatment and care is part of the
				medical services performed and the care of children is only brief and
				incidental."
(3) The Minimum
				Requirements and Desirable Standards for providing Maternity Home Care in
				Georgia were developed with the cooperation of the agencies concerned after
				careful study of those developed by other states and national organizations.
				They were reviewed and approved by the State Board for Children and Youth on
				September 24, 1963.
(4) Licensing
				of Maternity Homes is considered to be a mutual process with the agencies and
				the Division working cooperatively together for the welfare of mothers and
				children who present special problems and special needs. These standards were
				designed to serve as a basis for licensing and as a guide to the Maternity
				Homes and the Division in their work together for better care and services. The
				word "shall" denotes a minimum requirement which all Maternity Homes must meet.
				The word "should" denotes a desirable standard.
Ga. L. 1963, pp.
				  81-121; Ga. L. 1972, pp. 1015, 1046, 1048.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES › Subject 290-2-19 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Rule 290-2-19-.01 - Casework

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
(1) Casework
				services shall be an integral part of the service available to the unmarried
				mother. The goal of casework with the unmarried mother is:
(a) to prevent her future adjustment and the
				child's from being jeopardized by the out-of-wedlock pregnancy or
				birth;
(b) to promote her ability
				to function in a more satisfying and socially approved way; and
(c) to arrive at a plan that is best for her
				and the child.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES › Subject 290-2-19 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Rule 290-2-19-.02 - Group Work

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
The Maternity Home is an experience in group living. How the
				  group experience is used by the unmarried mother depends on the leadership.
				  Each Maternity Home should have at least one professionally trained social
				  group worker who can work with the group in the role of helper or
				  enabler.
Ga. L. 1963, pp.
				  81-121; Ga. L. 1972, pp. 1015, 1046, 1048. Effective November 10,
				  1974.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES › Subject 290-2-19 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Rule 290-2-19-.03 - Psychiatric Services

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) Psychiatric services should be available
				in providing help to the unmarried mother whose personality disturbances have
				led to the out-of-wedlock pregnancy.
(2) The services of the psychiatrist may be
				used for:
(a) consultation with the
				staff;
(b) diagnostic interviews
				with unmarried mothers to help the caseworker plan individualized treatment;
				and
(c) treatment for the severely
				disturbed unmarried mother for whom psychiatric treatment rather than casework
				is indicated.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
Psychological services should be used selectively to
				  contribute to diagnosis, or to vocational and educational planning.
				  Psychological testing should be supplemented by consultation with the
				  psychologist or psychiatrist.
Ga. L. 1963, pp.
				  81-121; Ga. L. 1972, pp. 1015, 1046, 1048. Effective November 10,
				  1974.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES › Subject 290-2-19 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Rule 290-2-19-.05 - Confidentiality

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Information regarding each unmarried mother shall be
				  considered as confidential. Information should be shared only when professional
				  judgment indicates it is in the best interest of the client or when the
				  Agency's responsibility to the community requires it. In general it is
				  desirable to secure written consent of the unmarried mother in order to share
				  information with other agencies or individuals.
Ga. L. 1963, pp.
				  81-121; Ga. L. 1972, pp. 1015, 1046, 1048. Effective November 10,
				  1974.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES › Subject 290-2-19 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Rule 290-2-19-.06 - Case Records

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) A confidential case record shall be
				maintained for each unmarried mother. Records for each mother shall include:
(a) Application for service;
(b) Basic identifying information for
				unmarried mother and the putative father. Name, birthdate, nationality,
				religion, education, occupation, health history, marital status, home
				address;
(c) Background history or
				referral summary - and background history for the putative father;
(d) Authorization for medical care signed by
				mother at time of admission. For minors under eighteen (18) written approval
				shall be secured from parent or guardian;
(e) A copy of any financial agreements
				made;
(f) Date of admission to and
				discharge from the hospital if confinement is outside the Home;
(g) Name of baby, sex, and
				birthdate;
(h) Correspondence,
				regarding the mother;
(i) Plan for
				child at time of discharge of the mother;
(j) Narrative recording of casework
				interviews;
(k) Date of discharge
				of mother and to whom discharged if a minor.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES › Subject 290-2-20 - CARE AND PROGRAM › Rule 290-2-20-.01 - Health Program

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) Medical Services. Medical services for
				mothers and babies should be provided according to the best standards for
				maternal and child health which the local community affords and shall conform
				to standards established by the American College of Obstetricians and
				Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics. If considered by the
				Department of Human Resources as a hospital they shall meet standards of the
				Department of Human Resources for this service. Responsibility for the health
				supervision of the Maternity Home shall be placed in one licensed physician
				appointed by the governing board. The Maternity Home shall have an isolation
				facility available. There shall be an arrangement with the hospitals accepting
				unmarried mothers for confinement which insures that the unmarried mothers are
				protected from interviews with persons seeking to effect or facilitate an
				independent placement.
(a) Prenatal Care. The
				program of prenatal care shall include:
1. A
				complete medical and obstetrical history before admission to the Home.
				Preadmission physical should include blood test, vaginal smear and T. B.
				test;
2. Periodic examinations
				during pregnancy. Monthly during the first seven months, every two weeks during
				the eighth month and every week during the ninth month;
3. Medical care at time of delivery,
				including hospitalization, and nursing care where indicated. Confinement should
				take place in an accredited hospital meeting recognized standards, with
				facilities for dealing with complicated cases or emergencies. Confidentiality
				shall be respected for the unmarried mother entering a hospital. Maternity
				Homes operating own hospitals shall have an organized medical staff, medical
				service shall be approved by the proper accrediting agencies in the field of
				medicine and hospital care;
4.
				Dental examination and treatment;
5. Paramedical services, including nursing,
				nutrition, and health education.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES › Subject 290-2-20 - CARE AND PROGRAM › Rule 290-2-20-.02 - Program

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Activities within the Home should be developed in such a way
				  as to assure the unmarried mother as much freedom as possible.
(a) Regulations.
1. The Maternity Home should define for the
				girls in residence the requirements which are essential in a group living
				situation and for orderly maintenance of a Home.
2. Regulations shall not infringe on the
				unmarried mother's privilege of writing and receiving uncensored mail and
				visits from her family. Visits from her family may be limited, if it seems to
				be wise from a casework basis.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES › Subject 290-2-21 - BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND EQUIPMENT › Rule 290-2-21-.01 - Location

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
(1) The Maternity
				Home shall be located advantageously to medical services, to transportation, to
				churches, to shopping districts, and to recreation resources.
(2) No Maternity Home shall be located in an
				area in which industries or rooming houses predominate.
Ga. L. 1963, pp.
				  81-121; Ga. L. 1972, pp. 1015, 1046, 1048.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
(1) Any individual
				or group which proposes to build a new maternity home or any maternity home
				planning for extensive remodeling shall comply with local building codes in all
				such construction. Building plans shall be submitted to the Department of Human
				Resources, Division of Community Services for approval and for referral to
				proper authorities. Rooms should he planned to accommodate not more than two
				(2) unmarried mothers. Some single rooms are desirable. A recreation room for
				the exclusive use of the unmarried mothers shall be provided. A room insuring
				privacy where unmarried mothers can visit with their families shall be
				provided. A recovery room shall be provided on the first floor when unmarried
				mothers are housed on the second floor.
(2) Separate, private offices shall be
				provided for the casework staff when the offices are housed in the Maternity
				Home.
(3) An isolation room and
				bath for unmarried mothers admitted prior to examination for communicable
				diseases shall be provided.
Ga. L. 1963, pp.
				  81-121; Ga. L. 1972, pp. 1015, 1046, 1048.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES › Subject 290-2-21 - BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND EQUIPMENT › Rule 290-2-21-.03 - Maintenance

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
The buildings, grounds, and equipment shall be kept clean and
				  in good repair.
Ga. L. 1963, pp.
				  81-121; Ga. L. 1972, pp. 1015, 1046, 1048.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES › Subject 290-2-21 - BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND EQUIPMENT › Rule 290-2-21-.04 - Health Aspects

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) General Sanitation. Proper facilities for
				sanitation shall be provided throughout the building and premises for the
				purpose of insuring cleanliness and protection against disease.
(2) Water. Drinking water shall be supplied
				from an approved public supply if available; if not available, the private
				system shall comply with county and State ordinances and codes.
(3) Sewerage. Sewerage shall be disposed of
				through municipal systems where such are available. If municipal systems are
				not available, the private system shall comply with the existing local and
				State ordinances.
(4) Heat, Light,
				and Ventilation.
(a) Heating facilities shall
				conform to recommendations of competent heating and plumbing engineers. All
				heating systems shall be installed with safety devices, to prevent fire,
				explosion and other hazards.
(b)
				Natural light shall be available in every room used by the unmarried mother and
				staff. Window areas shall not be less than 1/6 of the floor area of each
				room.
(c) In combination with
				natural light, electric lighting shall be installed of sufficient quantity and
				diffusion as to prevent injury to eyesight.
(d) Natural ventilation shall be available in
				every room used by the unmarried mother and staff. Cross ventilation shall be
				provided in sleeping rooms. Rooms which are abnormally damp shall not be used
				as living quarters.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES › Subject 290-2-21 - BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND EQUIPMENT › Rule 290-2-21-.05 - Safety Aspects

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) General. Secure railing shall be provided
				for flights of more than four steps and for all galleries more than four feet
				from the ground.
(2) Fire
				Prevention.
(a) Serious consideration shall
				be given to see that the buildings are so constructed, equipped and located as
				not to be fire hazards.
(b) If the
				buildings are of frame construction they shall be over 70 feet apart at the
				nearest points.
(c) All electrical
				and heating installations shall be approved by Underwriters Laboratory or other
				nationally recognized testing laboratory, and shall be installed
				accordingly.
(d) Inflammable
				material, such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, etc., shall be stored according
				to regulations as set forth in the Georgia Safety Fire Law.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
All Maternity Homes shall request and secure inspections at
				  least annually from local and state health authorities and from local or state
				  fire safety authorities. Reports of such inspections shall be submitted to the
				  Division of Community Services.
Ga. L. 1963, pp.
				  81-121; Ga. L. 1972. pp. 1015, 1046, 1048. Effective November 10,
				  1974.
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Current through Rules
				and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Every Maternity Home shall keep accurate
				statistical reports that give the complete scope of the work of the agency and
				shall be available to the Division of Social Services as requested.
(2) An annual financial report shall be
				submitted to the Division of Social Services.
(3) Notice of the closing of a Maternity Home
				shall be sent to the Division with the license issued to the facility
				attached.
Ga. L. 1963, pp.
				  81-121; Ga. L. 1972, pp. 1015, 1046, 1048 and Ga. L. 1975, p.
				  1211.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A., Secs.
				  31-2-4,
				  50-13-4(1982, and 1982
				  Supp.).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A., Secs.
				  31-2-4,
				  50-13-4(1982, and 1982
				  Supp.).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A., Secs.
				  31-2-4,
				  50-13-4(1982, and 1982
				  Supp.).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A., Secs.,
				  31-2-4, 50-13-4 (1982, and 1982 Supp.).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A., Secs.
				  31-2-4,
				  50-13-4(1982, and 1982
				  Supp.).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A., Secs.
				  31-2-4,
				  50-13-4(1982, and 1982
				  Supp.).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A., Secs.
				  31-2-4,
				  50-13-4(1982, and 1982
				  Supp.).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A., Secs.
				  31-2-4,
				  50-13-4(1982, and 1982
				  Supp.).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A., Secs.
				  31-2-4,
				  50-13-4(1982, and 1982
				  Supp.).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A., Secs.
				  31-2-4,
				  50-13-4(1982, and 1982
				  Supp.).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A., Secs.
				  31-2-4,
				  50-13-4(1982, and 1982
				  Supp.).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A., Secs.
				  31-2-4,
				  50-13-4(1982, and 1982
				  Supp.).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A., Secs.
				  31-2-4,
				  50-13-4(1982, and 1982
				  Supp.).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A., Secs.
				  31-2-4,
				  50-13-4(1982, and 1982
				  Supp.).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A., Secs.
				  31-2-4,
				  50-13-4(1982, and 1982
				  Supp.).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1973, p. 192
et seq.
, as amended by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1537
et
				  seq.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1973, p. l92
et seq.
, as amended by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1537
et
				  seq.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1973, p. 192
et seq.
, as amended by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1537
et
				  seq.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Ga. L. 1973, p. 192
et seq.
, as amended by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1537
et
				  seq.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Unless a different meaning is required by the context, the
				  following terms as used in these rules and regulations shall have the meaning
				  hereafter respectively ascribed to them:
(a) "Cost of Care" means the cost of services
				rendered by a hospital for care required to be provided under the provisions of
				the law and rules and regulations, and for services rendered by a physician in
				connection there with, at the lesser of the actual charges or the reimbursement
				rate currently in effect for the hospital and physician under the medical
				assistance program for the needy [Title XIX of the Social Security Act
				(42 U.S.C.A. Section
				1396,
et seq.
), as amended],
				but shall not include any portion of such cost which is paid by the indigent
				patient, by the spouse or a relative of the indigent patient, by the father of
				the child, by insurance, or by any governmental or other public agency pursuant
				to any federal, state, or local program paying cost of health care for indigent
				patients, other than the program established by the Act.
(b) "Department" means the Georgia Department
				of Human Resources.
(c) "Health
				Care Advisory Officer" means the person designated by the governing authority
				of a county to make determinations of indigency for residents of the
				county.
(d) "Hospital" means a
				hospital which is permitted to operate by the Department of Human Resources
				pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
				31-7-1,
et
				seq.
(e) "Indigency" means
				the inability of a patient or other person to pay the entire cost of care
				determined in accordance with O.C.G.A. §
				31-8-43(a).
(f) "Statewide Standards for Determining
				Indigency" means those standards adopted by the Commissioner of the Department
				of Human Resources to determine levels of indigency for the purposes of the
				law.
(g) "Patient" means a pregnant
				woman who receives services under the law.
(h) "Family" means the adult patient (or
				married minor patient), the patient's spouse, and any dependent children who
				reside together, or the (unmarried) minor patient, the patient's parent(s) and
				any dependent children of the patient or parent(s) who reside
				together.
(i) "Active labor" means
				regular, progressive uterine contractions producing cervical thinning and
				dilation, as determined by a licensed physician.
(j) "Resident of the County" means a person
				who is domiciled in the county, as defined in O.C.G.A. Chapter 19-2, subject to
				verification as specified in the Indigency Worksheet Instructions.
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-8-40,
et
				  seq.
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Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Any hospital which operates an emergency service (room) where
				  necessary emergency services to pregnant women are usually and customarily
				  provided shall provide the appropriate, necessary emergency services to any
				  pregnant woman who is a Georgia resident and presents herself in active labor
				  at the hospital. Such services include initial care provided in the emergency
				  room, intrapartum and postpartum care provided in the hospital's obstetrical
				  department, and pediatric examination for the newborn infant. Such services
				  shall be provided within the scope of generally accepted practice based upon
				  the information furnished the hospital by the pregnant woman, including such
				  information as the pregnant woman reveals concerning her prenatal care, diet,
				  allergies, previous births, general health information, and other such
				  information as the pregnant woman may furnish the hospital.
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-8-42.
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Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Payments received by the hospital or
				physician from the patient, the patient's spouse, family member, father of the
				patient's child, insurance, or any other third party payor other than the
				county, shall constitute payment to the hospital or physician and shall be
				excluded from the definition of cost of care.
(2) When a hospital provides care to a woman
				who is not a resident of the same county,"cost of care" is the actual charges
				for care rendered or the Medicaid reimbursement rate for the same care in the
				hospital in the woman's county of residence, whichever is less. If the woman's
				county of residence has more than one hospital, the rate is the average
				Medicaid rate of all the hospital's in the woman's county of residence or
				actual charges, whichever is less.
O.C.G.A. section §
				  31-8-43.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
If in the medical judgment of the physician responsible for
				  the emergency service, the woman requires a level of obstetrical care that the
				  hospital is unable to provide, then the hospital and physician shall:
(a) Provide, within the capabilities of the
				hospital, such services as the circumstances require. Such services shall be
				provided within the scope of generally accepted practice based upon the
				information furnished the hospital by the pregnant woman, including such
				information as the pregnant woman reveals concerning her prenatal care, diet,
				allergies, previous births, general health information, and other such
				information as the pregnant woman may furnish the hospital.
(b) Contact a receiving hospital and an
				attending physician which provide a level of obstetrical care that the woman
				requires, and notify such hospital and physician that the patient is in
				transit. Such transfer shall be from the emergency room to the obstetrical
				department of the receiving hospital.
(c) Arrange suitable transportation for the
				woman, if necessary, and send the receiving hospital any available information
				on the woman's medical history and condition. However, transportation to the
				receiving hospital shall not be authorized until the physician considers the
				patient sufficiently stabilized for transport.
O.C.G.A.
				  31-8-42.
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Current through Rules
				and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The governing authority of each county, by resolution, is
				  responsible for designating a person to be known as the Health Care Advisory
				  Officer. The governing authority may change the person designated as the Health
				  Care Advisory Officer, and any such change shall be made by resolution of the
				  governing authority, a copy of which shall be mailed to the Commissioner of the
				  Department or his designee within 15 days after its adoption. If the county
				  fails or refuses to appoint a Health Care Advisory Officer, the governing
				  authority of the county shall be deemed to be such officer.
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-8-43.
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Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
It is the duty of the governing authority of the county to
				  pay the hospital and physician for the billed amount of the cost of care of any
				  patient determined to be indigent under the standards set forth herein. If the
				  billed amount is not paid within 120 days after the mailing of a request for a
				  determination of indigency, the county will be charged interest on the billed
				  amount at the rate specified in O.C.G.A. §
				  48-2-40 for unpaid
				  taxes.
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-8-43.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Unless a different meaning is required by the context, the
				  following terms as used in these Rules and Regulations shall have the meaning
				  hereafter respectively ascribed to them:
(a) "Special needs child" means a child who
				has been in the care of a public or private agency or individual other than the
				legal or biological parent for more than 24 consecutive months; a child who is
				a member of a sibling group of two or more placed in the same home; a child
				with a physical, mental or emotional disability, as validated by a licensed
				physician or psychologist.
(b)
				"Child-placing agency" means any nonprofit institution, society, agency or
				facility, whether incorporated or not, which is licensed by the Department for
				the purpose of placing children in an adoptive home for adoption.
(c) "Department" means the Department of
				Human Services of the State of Georgia.
(d) "Disruption" means the termination of
				adoption proceedings prior to finalization of the adoption.
(e) "Payments" means funds provided to a
				child-placing agency from a combination of state and Federal Title IV-E funds
				for placing a child with special needs who is under the jurisdiction of the
				Department in an adoptive home for the purpose of adoption.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  49-5-8.
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Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Payment may only be granted for a special
				needs child as defined by this chapter.
(2) Payment may not exceed $4,000 for each
				such adoption arranged by an agency.
(3) One-half of such payment shall be made at
				the time of placement and the remaining amount shall be paid when the adoption
				is finalized.
(4) If the adoption
				disrupts prior to finalization, the state shall be reimbursed by the
				child-placing agency in an amount calculated on a prorated basis based on
				length of time the child was in the home and the services provided.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  49-5-8(a)(7)(G).
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) These rules shall be known as the Rules
				and Regulations for Georgia Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
				Program. The purpose of this program shall be to provide necessary assistance
				on a temporary basis to needy families with children and to provide parents,
				legal guardians, or other caretaker relatives of children with job preparation,
				work opportunities, enforcement of child support and other necessary support
				services to enable these named individuals to become self-sufficient and leave
				the program as soon as possible.
(2) These rules and regulations shall not be
				interpreted to entitle any person or family to cash assistance under the
				Georgia TANF Program.
(3) The
				Georgia TANF Program replaces the Aid to Families with Dependent Children
				Program.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-1-2,
				  49-2-6,
				  49-4-3,
				  49-4-180,
				  49-4-182,
				  49-4-183.
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Current through Rules and Regulations
				filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Department of Human Resources,
				Division of Family and Children Services shall administer the Georgia TANF
				Program in compliance with all relevant federal and state laws, the state plan
				and as outlined in these rules.
(2)
				TANF services shall be delivered at the local level through the network of
				county departments of family and children services.
(3) Nothing in these rules and regulations
				shall be construed to be in conflict with the requirements of Part A of Title
				IV of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, Title 49 of the Official
				Code of Georgia Annotated, the state plan, and any future amendments to these
				laws or plan.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-1-2,
				  49-2-6,
				  49-4-3,
				  49-4-183.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
The Georgia TANF Program shall be operated in compliance with
				  Part A of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act, as amended by
				  Public Law
				  104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work
				  Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-1-2,
				  49-2-6,
				  49-4-3,
				  49-4-183.
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Current through Rules and Regulations
				filed through June 27, 2024
The department shall publish an annual report and such
				  interim reports as necessary as required in Code Section
				  49-4-183(c)(3).
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-1-2,
				  49-2-6,
				  49-4-3,
				  49-4-183.
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Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Cash assistance for the Georgia TANF Program shall be made by
				  check or electronic benefit transfer.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-1-2,
				  49-2-6,
				  49-4-3,
				  49-4-13.
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Current through Rules and Regulations
				filed through June 27, 2024
(1) An applicant for or recipient of
				assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act, shall be
				authorized to request and receive a hearing to challenge any denial, reduction,
				or termination of assistance based upon any action by the department of family
				and children services in accordance with Chapter 290-1-1 of the department's
				rules.
(2) Such hearing shall be
				conducted by the Office of State Administrative Hearings in accordance with
				Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," the rules
				and regulations of the Office of State Administrative Hearings, and the rules
				and regulations of the department. A decision issued by an administrative law
				judge is a final decision pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section
				50-13-41(c),
				subject to the right to judicial review of contested cases under Chapter 13 of
				Title 50.
(3) Nothing contained in
				these rules shall operate to create an entitlement to the receipt of cash
				assistance under the Georgia TANF Program.
O.C.G.A. §§
				  49-1-2,
				  49-2-6,
				  49-4-3,
				  49-4-13.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Records, information and communication of the department
				  including county departments of family and children services, which identify
				  applicants for or recipients of cash assistance under the TANF Program shall be
				  confidential and shall not be considered public records. The disclosure of
				  information concerning applicants and recipients will be limited to purposes
				  directly connected with administration of the TANF Program and/or the
				  department.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-1-2,
				  49-2-6,
				  49-4-3,
				  49-4-183.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
The department shall screen and identify applicants and
				  recipients of Georgia TANF Program who have a history of being domestic
				  violence victims. The department shall refer such individuals to counseling and
				  supportive services. If there is a determination of good cause by the
				  department, the department shall waive program requirements, such as work
				  requirements, cooperation with child support, residency, family cap and
				  lifetime limits for so long as necessary, when such requirements make it more
				  difficult for the victim to escape domestic violence or unfairly penalize
				  individuals who are or have been victims of domestic violence or individuals
				  who are at risk of further domestic violence.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-1-2,
				  49-2-6,
				  49-4-3,
				  49-4-183.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
Applicants and recipients must be residents of Georgia.
				  Families moving into Georgia after receiving cash assistance from another state
				  shall be paid cash assistance amount for their family size for which they would
				  have received in the previous state of residence or the Georgia cash assistance
				  amount whichever is less, for a period up to one year. This provision shall
				  apply until the end of the twelfth month of residency in Georgia. In addition,
				  families moving into Georgia from another state shall receive cash assistance
				  only for the time period for which they would have been eligible in the
				  previous state of residence or the time period permitted by Georgia, whichever
				  is shorter.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-1-2,
				  49-2-6,
				  49-4-3,
				  49-4-183,
				  49-4-187.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
Cash assistance to a recipient who is not a minor child and
				  who is head of the household or married to a head of the household shall be
				  limited to a lifetime maximum of 48 months, whether or not consecutive,
				  beginning January 1, 1997, unless the department determines that a recipient
				  qualifies for an extension on grounds of hardship pursuant to Rule
				  290-2-28-.19.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-1-2,
				  49-2-6,
				  49-4-3,
				  49-4-183.