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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 290-2-28 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAM › Rule 290-2-28-.12 - Basic Non-Financial Eligibility Requirements

Current
				through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The following non-financial criteria are considered in
				  determining TANF eligibility.
(a)
Age.
Assistance will be provided for children under age 18.
				Families will have the option to include children between the age of 18-19 who
				are still in high school.
(b)
Application for other benefits.
Applicants/recipients must apply
				for all other benefits for which the applicants/recipients may be
				eligible.
(c)
Enumeration.
Applicants/recipients will be required to provide a
				social security number according to established rules. Sanctions will be
				applied if a number is not provided.
(d)
School attendance.
Children
				must attend school according to guidelines established by the State Department
				of Education. Failure to ensure that children attend school will result in
				sanctions. In addition, no assistance will be provided to teenage parents who
				do not attend high school or other equivalent training program. Adults who are
				older than age 20 and younger than age 51 who have no high school diploma and
				are not engaged in a work activity will be encouraged to work toward getting a
				diploma or recognized equivalent, with special emphasis on those older than 20
				and younger than age 26 who have at least a tenth grade education.
(e)
Immunization.
A preschool
				age child must have received immunizations for those diseases specified in
				Chapter 290-5-4 of the department's rules as a condition of assistance being
				provided for such children including the presentation of a certificate of
				immunization, unless:
1. There is appropriate
				evidence from the local health department or a physician that an immunization
				sequence has been started and can be completed within a period of up to 180
				days, in which case a waiver of the immunization requirement for up to 180 days
				shall be granted;
2. After
				examination by the local board of health or a physician, any preschool age
				child found to have a physical disability which may make vaccination
				undesirable, in which case a certificate to that effect issued by the local
				board of health or the physician may be accepted in lieu of a certificate of
				immunization and shall exempt the child from obtaining a certificate of
				immunization until the disability is relieved; or
3. The parent or legal guardian furnishes an
				affidavit swearing or affirming that the immunization conflicts with the
				religious beliefs of the parent or legal guardian.
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 290-2-28 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAM › Rule 290-2-28-.13 - Basic Financial Eligibility Requirements

Current through
				Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The family's income and resources shall
				be considered in determining eligibility for cash assistance.
(2)
Resources.
The resource
				limit for the Georgia TANF Program shall be $1,000.00.
(a) The resources of all individuals included
				in the family shall be considered in determining the family's resources.
				Resources including, but not limited to, cash, checking and saving accounts,
				credit union accounts, vehicles and non-earned income tax credit tax refunds
				shall be counted in determining eligibility.
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 290-2-28 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAM › Rule 290-2-28-.14 - Ineligibility

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
An applicant or recipient shall be ineligible for cash
				  assistance if any of the following exist:
(a) The applicant's or recipient's family
				does not include a minor child;
(b)
				The applicant or recipient does not cooperate with the department in
				establishing paternity, in providing assistance in a fraud and abuse
				investigation, or in establishing, modifying, or enforcing a support order with
				respect to a child of an applicant or recipient, and the applicant or recipient
				does not qualify for any good cause exception which may be established by the
				board;
(c) The applicant or
				recipient fails to assign to the department any rights that applicant or
				recipient may have to support from any other person, not exceeding the total
				amount of assistance so provided to the family which accrue or have accrued
				before the date the recipient family leaves the program, in accordance with the
				provisions of Part A of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act, as
				amended;
(d) The applicant or
				recipient is convicted of a serious violent felony as defined in subsection (a)
				of Code Section
				17-10-6.1 on or after January 1,
				1997;
(e) The applicant or
				recipient is convicted of any felony under Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16,
				"Georgia Controlled Substances Act," on or after January 1, 1997;
(f) The applicant or recipient is under 18
				years of age, is not married, has a minor child at least 12 weeks of age in his
				or her care, and has not completed a high school education or its equivalent,
				unless the applicant or recipient participates and obtains passing grades in:
1. Educational activities directed toward the
				attainment of a high school diploma or its equivalent; or
2. An alternative educational training
				program that has been approved by the department;
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 290-2-28 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAM › Rule 290-2-28-.15 - Family Cap

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
Assistance paid to a recipient family shall not include an
				  increase in benefits as a result of the birth of a child during the period in
				  which the family is eligible for TANF assistance or during a temporary period
				  in which the family or recipient is ineligible for TANF assistance pursuant to
				  a sanction for failure to comply with eligibility requirements. This rule shall
				  be implemented as follows:
(a) For
				families who apply for assistance on or after May 1, 1997, the time limit will
				be a total of ten months;
(b) For
				families who began receiving assistance prior to May 1, 1997, but who have not
				received assistance for 24 months, the time limit will be ten months beginning
				May 1, 1997;
(c) For families who
				have received assistance for 24 or more months after January 1, 1994 and before
				May 1, 1997, the 24 month time limit will apply. Such families are not eligible
				for an additional ten months time limit;
(d) Family cap provisions do not apply to a
				child born as a result of a verifiable rape or incest; and
(e) If there is a general increase in the
				amount of TANF assistance provided to all program recipients, families impacted
				by the family cap are eligible for this increase.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-1-2,
				  49-2-6,
				  49-4-3,
				  49-4-183,
				  49-4-186.
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 290-2-28 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAM › Rule 290-2-28-.16 - Qualified Aliens

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) The term "qualified alien" means a
				qualified alien as defined in Section 431 of the Personal Responsibility and
				Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended,
				Public Law
				104-193.
(2) Qualified aliens who arrived in the
				United States prior to August 22, 1996, if otherwise eligible for assistance
				under the former Aid to Families with Dependent Children program, shall
				continue to be eligible for assistance under the Georgia TANF Program upon
				meeting the same qualifications and conditions as other applicants. Qualified
				aliens who arrived in the United States on or after August 22, 1996, if
				otherwise eligible, shall be eligible for TANF assistance until July 1, 1998,
				unless such period is extended by the Georgia General Assembly.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-1-2,
				  49-2-6,
				  49-4-3,
				  49-4-183,
				  49-4-188.
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 290-2-28 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAM › Rule 290-2-28-.17 - Sanctions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
(1) A recipient
				shall be subject to sanction for failing to comply with the state plan if the
				recipient:
(a) Fails to report that a child
				is absent from home for a period of 45 consecutive days or, in the case of a
				child who is a recipient, being absent from home for a period of 45 consecutive
				days; provided, however, that a child who is a recipient shall not be
				sanctioned if the department determines there is good cause not to sanction the
				child under such circumstances;
(b)
				Violates any personal responsibility or work participation requirement;
				provided, however, that a single custodial parent with a child under 12 months
				of age may be exempt from any work participation requirement until adequate
				child care is available; or
(c)
				Except for violations of Rule
				290-2-28-.14 which result in the
				recipient no longer being eligible for assistance, violates any other term or
				condition specified in the federal Social Security Act, as amended, the state
				plan or the rules and regulations of the board.
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 290-2-28 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAM › Rule 290-2-28-.18 - LEARNFARE

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
(1) The Department
				of Human Resources, Division of Family and Children Services shall establish a
				LEARNFARE Pilot Program in at least 10 counties in Georgia. The counties
				selected for this pilot will provide evidence that the local cooperation needed
				to allow the program to be successfully implemented has been assured. The
				purpose of this pilot program will be to require school attendance of all
				teenagers. For the purposes of LEARNFARE, teenagers are defined as youth ages
				13-16.
(2) School is defined as a
				public school, private school, vocational, technical or adult education school,
				valid home study program authorized under Code Section
				20-2-690, or a course of study
				meeting the standards established by the Department of Education or Department
				of Technical and Adult Education for the granting of a General Equivalency
				Diploma (GED).
(3) Teenagers
				residing in counties chosen to participate in LEARNFARE who are included in a
				cash assistance grant under TANF, reside with a parent or guardian, and who
				have not graduated from high school or received a GED shall be required to meet
				the LEARNFARE provisions.
(4)
				Teenagers in LEARNFARE counties must meet school attendance requirements. A
				teenager shall be considered to have met the attendance requirement by having
				no more than two full days of unexcused absences in a calendar month. The
				school system's definition of excused/unexcused absences shall apply.
(5) If the school that the teenager is
				currently enrolled in does not keep attendance records, the teenager shall be
				considered to be meeting the attendance requirement if the school verifies the
				continuing enrollment of the teenager in the semester or quarter under
				review.
(6) Either the teenager or
				the teenager's parent shall cooperate in providing information needed to verify
				enrollment information or good cause. If the teenager or the teenager's parent
				does not cooperate, the teenager will be removed from the TANF grant until
				compliance is effected.
(7) Upon a
				determination that a teenager has failed to meet attendance requirements
				without good cause, the teenager will be removed from the TANF grant for the
				next possible payment month.
(8)
				Sanctions applied under this Section shall be effective for one month for each
				month that the teenager failed to meet the monthly attendance
				requirement.
(9) If a teenager
				drops out of school, the sanction shall remain in effect until the teenager or
				teenager's family provides written proof from the school system that the
				teenager has re-enrolled and has met the monthly attendance requirement for
				one-calendar month.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-1-2,
				  49-2-6,
				  49-4-3,
				  49-4-192.
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 290-2-28 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAM › Rule 290-2-28-.19 - Hardship Standards

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) In certain situations, the department may
				determine that certain obligations, requirements, and criteria may be waived
				for specific applicants or recipients on grounds of hardship.
(2) These situations may include, but are not
				limited to, mental illness or emotional trauma, mental retardation, physical
				disability, domestic violence, or natural disasters which impact the family's
				capacity to comply with the provisions of the Georgia TANF Program.
(3) A state level review shall be conducted
				to determine on a case by case basis whether the hardship is of such severity
				and importance to warrant a hardship exemption.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-1-2,
				  49-2-6,
				  49-4-3,
				  49-4-183.
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 290-2-29 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MATERNITY HOMES › Rule 290-2-29-.01 - Legal Authority

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
These rules are adopted and published pursuant to the
				  Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) Sections
				  49-5-3,
				  49-5-8,
				  49-5-12
et seq.
,
				  and 49-2-17
et seq.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-5-3,
				  49-5-8,
				  49-5-12,
				  49-2-17.
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 290-2-29 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MATERNITY HOMES › Rule 290-2-29-.02 - Applicability of Rules

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) No person, institution, agency, society
				or facility shall operate a maternity home unless a license or permit has been
				obtained from the Department.
(2)
				The following types of maternity homes or activities are exempt from the
				requirements of these regulations:
(a)
				Facilities licensed by the Department of Community Health pursuant to rules and
				regulations for hospitals, Chapter 290-9-7;
(b) Facilities licensed by the Department of
				Community Health pursuant to rules and regulations for intermediate care homes,
				Chapter 290-5-9;
(c) Facilities
				licensed by the Department of Community Health pursuant to rules and
				regulations for birthing homes, Chapter 290-5-41;
(d) Facilities, agencies and homes wherein
				children and youth are detained which are operated by any department or agency
				of state, county, or municipal government; and
(e) Facilities owned and operated by the
				federal government.
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 290-2-29 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MATERNITY HOMES › Rule 290-2-29-.03 - Title and Purpose

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
These rules shall be known as the Rules and Regulations for
				  Maternity Homes. The purpose of these rules is to provide minimal requirements
				  for the licensing and inspection of maternity homes within the state of
				  Georgia.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-5-3,
				  49-5-8,
				  49-5-12.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, the
				  words, phrases and symbols set forth herein shall mean the following:
(a) "Adult" means any person 18 years of age
				or older who resides in the home.
(b) "Applicant" means the following:
1. When the home is owned by a sole
				proprietorship, the individual proprietor shall be the applicant for the
				license, complete the statement of responsibility and serve as the
				licensee;
2. When the home is owned
				by a partnership, the general partners shall be the applicant for the license,
				complete the statement of responsibility and serve as the licensee;
3. When the home is owned by an association,
				the governing body of the association shall authorize the application for the
				license and complete the statement of responsibility and the association shall
				serve as the licensee; and
4. When
				the home is owned by a corporation, the governing body of the corporation shall
				authorize the application for the license and complete the statement of
				responsibility and the corporation shall serve as the licensee.
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 290-2-29 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MATERNITY HOMES › Rule 290-2-29-.05 - Application for or Renewing a License

Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Application for License.
(a) The Applicant Defined.
1. The home is owned by a sole
				proprietorship, the individual proprietor shall apply for the license, complete
				the statement of responsibility and serve as the licensee.
2. The home is owned by a partnership, the
				general partners shall apply for the license, complete the statement of
				responsibility and serve as the licensee.
3. The home is owned by an association, the
				governing body of the association shall authorize the application for the
				license and complete the statement of responsibility and the association shall
				serve as the licensee.
4. The home
				is owned by a corporation, the governing body of the corporation shall
				authorize the application for the license and complete the statement of
				responsibility and the corporation shall serve as the licensee.
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Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Program Purpose.
In
				accordance with these rules and regulations, a licensed maternity home shall
				develop, implement, and comply with written policies and procedures that
				specify its philosophy, purpose, and program orientation. Such policies and
				procedures shall identify the characteristics of the residents it serves,
				including referral sources.
(2)
Program Description and Implementation
. A program description
				which includes the purpose or function of the proposed home shall be clearly
				defined. The program description shall include:
(a) Written policies and procedures
				describing the scope of services to be provided, including room, board and
				watchful oversight and the manner in which such services will be provided and
				supervised through the home;
(b) A
				description of the services that are provided directly by the home and how the
				services will be coordinated with the Medicaid Rehabilitation Option provider
				or other available community or contract resources;
(c) Eligibility requirements for resident
				service and for providers of care; and
(d) A statement that the home shall only
				accept residents whose known needs can be met by the home based on
				pre-placement assessment, planning, and room, board, and watchful oversight
				capacity. No home shall provide services for residents whose needs for room,
				board, and watchful oversight cannot be met based upon the resident's physical,
				educational, or emotional needs.
(e) No licensed home shall assume
				responsibility for placement directly or indirectly of children for adoption
				unless the home has a child-placing license. Any evidence of violation of this
				requirement shall be sufficient ground for non-issuance of a license, or for
				revocation of a license already issued.
(f) Notice of the closing of a maternity home
				shall be sent to the Department with the license issued to the home
				attached.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) Each maternity home shall have a clearly
				identified Board of Directors, which operates as the governing body of the home
				and is responsible for, and has authority over, the home's policies and
				activities and ensuring compliance with these rules and regulations. If a home
				is individually owned, the owner and/or operator is responsible for the
				establishment and enforcement of policies and the operation of the
				home.
(2) The chairperson or chief
				executive officer of the governing body shall complete a statement of
				responsibility on behalf of the governing body acknowledging the same in
				connection with any application for a license on a form provided by the
				Department. If a home is individually owned, then the owner(s) will complete
				the statement of responsibility.
(3)
Composition of the Board.
(a) The Board shall be composed of at least
				five (5) members.
(b) At least one
				(1) of the Board members shall be a bona fide resident of Georgia.
(c) Provision shall be made for systematic
				rotation of board members through a plan of overlapping terms of
				office.
(d) Provision shall be made
				for removal of inactive Board members.
(e) Employees of the home shall not serve as
				members of the Board.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
(1) The home shall:
(a) Have a sound plan of financing which
				assures sufficient funds to support adequately the services offered, to provide
				for residents accepted for care including care of infants born to residents,
				and to carry out the stated purposes of the home. A full and complete
				accounting of the financial affairs of the home shall be provided to the Board
				on an annual basis;
(b) Provide
				evidence that it has sufficient funds available to pay operating costs
				including compensation for a sufficient number of administrative and service
				staff through the current year of operation for which the license is to be
				issued;
(c) Maintain financial
				records of all receipts, disbursements, assets and liabilities and shall
				establish an accounting system capable of tracking all movements of funds and
				the actual expenditures for each case;
(d) Provide bond for Board members, the
				Director and staff responsible for handling substantial amounts of
				funds;
(e) Not require gratuities
				such as money or other things of value or services from residents or their
				representatives beyond the established fee; and
(f) Comply with all local and state and
				federal laws relating to the solicitation of funds.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) In accordance with these rules and
				regulations, a licensed maternity home shall develop, implement, and comply
				with written administrative and operational policies and procedures that shall
				include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Person(s) empowered and responsible for
				determining all policies and procedures;
(b) Periodic rotation of the governing board
				including term limits if applicable;
(c) Specification of the home's philosophy,
				purpose, and program orientation;
(d) Hiring of employees and/or acquiring of
				volunteers;
(e) Characteristics of
				the residents served;
(f) Referral
				sources;
(g) Services that are
				limited to a specified time period;
(h) A description of the range of services
				provided and the manner in which identified services will be
				provided;
(i) Assignment of rooms
				to residents based on an assessment of age, gender, and developmental, social,
				and emotional needs;
(j) Behavior
				management and the emergency safety intervention plan including the emergency
				safety interventions that will be used;
(k) Maintenance and security of case and
				personnel records specifying who shall supervise the maintenance of records,
				who shall have custody of the records, how records will be secured, and to whom
				records may be released and for what purposes;
(l) Filing and processing of grievances by
				staff and residents;
(m) Child
				abuse and exploitation reporting;
(n) Handling of life, limb, or
				function-threatening emergencies;
(o) Infection control;
(p) Quality improvement process;
(q) Admissions and discharge;
(r) Visiting hours and communications with
				person(s) outside the home;
(s)
				Emergency medical care of residents with a local hospital or other health care
				facility that provides emergency services;
(t) Handling emergency medical situations
				regarding the child(ren) of residents in care should a parenting resident
				refuse medical treatment for her child;
(u) Use and management of all types of
				medications; and
(v) Disaster
				preparedness.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
(1)
Director.
The governing body of the maternity home shall designate a director who
				shall be authorized to manage the home.
(a)
				Any director employed on or after the effective date of these rules shall
				possess at least one
(1) of the following
				qualifications:
1. A master's degree from an
				accredited college or university in the area of social science, social work,
				childhood education, business or public administration or a related field plus
				two (2) years of experience in a related field;
2. A bachelor's degree from an accredited
				college or university in the area of social science, social work, childhood
				education, business public administration or a related field plus four (4)
				years of experience in a related field; or
3. A licensed registered nurse, doctor, or
				other licensed health care professional plus two (2) years of experience in a
				related field.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) A home shall maintain written records for
				each employee, contractor, volunteer, and the director. Such records shall
				include the following:
(a) Identifying
				information such as name, address, telephone number, copy of state or federal
				issued identification, and emergency contact person(s) including telephone
				number(s);
(b) A 10-year employment
				history or a complete employment history if the person has not worked 10 years,
				including explanations for any gaps in employment;
(c) Records of educational qualifications
				including copies of transcripts, diplomas, current licenses, and
				verifications;
(d) Documentation of
				at least two (2) professional, educational, or personal references that attest
				to the person's capabilities of performing the duties for which he or she is
				employed and to the person's suitability of working with the types of residents
				being served. The document must contain the name, address, and signature of the
				person providing the reference or must be documented on the appropriate
				letterhead of the business/organization providing the reference;
(e) Satisfactory preliminary criminal history
				background check determination and a satisfactory fingerprint records check
				determination as required by law for the director, and a satisfactory
				determination on a preliminary records check and fingerprint records check for
				employees as required by law;
(f)
				Documentation from a licensed physician or other licensed healthcare
				professional of a health screening examination, that includes a tuberculosis
				screening, within thirty days of hiring sufficient in scope to identify
				conditions that may place residents at risk of infection, injury or improper
				care, and documentation of such screening annually thereafter;
(g) Date of employment;
(h) The person's current job description or
				statements of the person's duties and responsibilities;
(i) Documentation of orientation and
				training, including dates of all such training, as required by these rules;
				and
(j) Documentation of the
				individual's performance, including all records of employee discipline arising
				from the inappropriate use of behavior management techniques and emergency
				safety interventions and grievance reports described in these rules related to
				residents in care and the employee. Individual performance evaluations shall be
				conducted at least annually.
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Current through Rules and Regulations
				filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A confidential case record shall be
				maintained for each resident which includes:
(a) Completed application for admission and
				services with identifying information that includes, but is not limited to,
				name, birth date, age, race, marital status, religion;
(b) Date of admission and source of referral
				including all documents related to the referral and admission of the resident
				to the home;
(c) Name, address, and
				telephone numbers of the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) or legal
				representative(s) of the resident;
(d) Assessment of services needed;
(e) Case plan or out-of-home family services
				agreement;
(f) Documentation of
				case reviews and updates of case plan;
(g) Educational and vocational
				information;
(h) Authorization for
				medical care, if resident is a minor;
(i) Medical and obstetrical history and
				examination completed no more than seven (7) days prior to or seven (7) days
				following admission to the home;
(j) Record of medical and dental services
				received;
(k) Medical records,
				including documentation of visits to physicians and dentists, records of
				prescriptions and administration of medicines, immunization records, and orders
				for modified diets;
(l)
				Authorization for receiving or sending information concerning the
				resident;
(m) Correspondence and
				contacts with other persons or agencies concerning the resident;
(n) Copy of financial agreements;
(o) Copy of any agreement with a transitional
				agency, entity or person providing services to the resident, such as a child
				placing agency, adoption agency or attorney;
(p) Approved visitation and contact plan
				including type, duration, location both on-site and off-site, and frequency, as
				well as any rationale for restrictions on family involvement; the home shall
				maintain documentation of resident's adherence to and the home's oversight of
				the visitation and contact plans;
(q) Documentation of hospital care and
				delivery dates;
(r) Name of baby and
				sex;
(s) A record of birth
				including birth date, weight at birth, measurements, any birth defects, method
				of delivery, and complications of pregnancy and delivery;
(t) Name, address, and title of person and/or
				agency to whom baby discharged, if not to mother;
(u) Date, time and circumstances of discharge
				from the home and the resident's plan for herself and baby; and relationship
				and signature of the individual to whom the resident was discharged, if a
				minor; and
(v) Signed
				acknowledgement of resident's rights.
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Current through
				Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Case records shall be retained in the
				home for at least two (2) years following discharge of residents.
(2) The home shall ensure that case records
				are kept confidential and inaccessible to unauthorized persons in locked
				fireproof storage.
(3) Written
				policies and procedures shall be established and implemented for the
				maintenance and security of case records specifying who shall supervise the
				maintenance of records, who shall have custody of records, and to whom records
				may be released and for what purposes.
(4) A home shall maintain the confidentiality
				of all residents' case records. Employees of the home shall not disclose or
				knowingly permit the disclosure of any information in a case record except to
				appropriate home staff for reasons of the provision of care or services; the
				parent(s) or legal guardian(s), legal counsel, a court of legal jurisdiction,
				licensing staff, other authorized public officials in the performance of their
				mandated duties, or a licensed child placing agency.
(5) All maternity home staff, consultants,
				contractors, volunteers and others with access to information about the
				resident must be informed, in writing, of their responsibility to maintain
				resident confidentiality as evidenced by their signature.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  49-5-3,
				  49-5-8.
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Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Criminal History Background Checks
				for Owners Required
. Prior to approving any license for a new maternity
				home, the Department shall require an owner to submit a records check
				application so as to permit the Department to obtain criminal history
				background information on the owner.
(a) An
				owner may not be required to submit a records check application if it is
				determined that the owner does not do at least one (1) of the following:
1. Maintains an office at the location where
				services are provided to residents;
2. Resides at a location where services are
				provided to residents;
3. Has
				direct access to residents receiving care; or
4. Provides direct personal supervision of
				personnel by being immediately available to provide assistance and direction
				during the time services are being provided.
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Current
				through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Basic Maternity Home Programs.
				Preplacement Assessment.
A preplacement assessment shall be performed
				during which the home and legal custodian determine whether the home can meet
				the known needs of the resident. All relevant information required for
				admission to the home shall be reviewed in preplacement assessment and
				planning. Documentation of the preplacement assessment shall be maintained in
				the resident's file.
(2)
Basic Maternity Home Programs. Preplacement Assessment
. Prior to
				admission, the home shall provide the legal custodian with written information
				that includes:
(a) The home's program purpose
				and program description;
(b) The
				description of service planning and normal daily routines of
				residents;
(c) The description of
				health services including how the home handles illnesses, injuries, and medical
				emergencies (life-threatening, limb-threatening, and function-threatening
				conditions);
(d) The home's
				policies and procedures for behavior management and grievances;
(e) The home's policies and procedures for
				visiting hours and communications with persons outside the home;
(f) The names and telephone numbers of the
				resident 's designated human services professional and primary direct care
				staff; and
(g) A schedule of fees
				if placement is not done under a purchase of service agreement.
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Current
				through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Basic Maternity Home Programs.
				Health Services.
Health services for residents and infants shall 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. Responsibility for the health supervision of the home shall be
				placed in one (1) licensed physician appointed by the governing board. The home
				shall have an isolation room available. There shall be an arrangement with the
				hospitals accepting residents for confinement which ensures that the residents
				are protected from interviews with persons seeking to effect or facilitate an
				independent placement.
(2)
Basic Maternity Home Programs. Health Services.
Within 15 days of
				admission, an assessment of the resident's medical and dental health shall be
				completed by the designated intake human services professional.
(3)
Basic Maternity Home Programs.
				Health Services. Prenatal Care.
The home must ensure that residents have
				access to prenatal health care, delivery, and immediate postpartum health care,
				and postpartum convalescent health care for the period post delivery and prior
				to discharge from the home.
(4)
Basic Maternity Home Programs. Health Services. Prenatal Care.
The program of prenatal care shall include:
(a) A complete medical and obstetrical
				history before admission to the home;
(b) A general physical examination of the
				resident shall be provided within 72 hours (excluding weekends and holidays) of
				admission unless such an examination has been completed within two (2) weeks
				prior to admission. The admission physical shall include a pregnancy test,
				complete blood count (CBC), vaginal smear, and T. B. test;
(c) Periodic examinations during pregnancy
				according to the standard of care for the community. Such examinations shall
				occur at minimum, monthly during the first seven (7) months, every two (2)
				weeks during the eighth month, and every week during the ninth month;
(d) Medical care at time of delivery,
				including hospitalization, and nursing care where indicated;
(e) Confinement in an accredited birthing
				facility meeting recognized standards, with facilities for dealing with
				complicated cases or emergencies;
(f) Paramedical services, including nursing,
				nutrition, and health education.
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Current through Rules and Regulations
				filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Basic Maternity Home Programs.
				Behavior Management.
Every home shall develop and implement policies and
				procedures on behavior management. Such policies and procedures shall set forth
				the types of residents served and room, board and watchful oversight capacities
				in accordance with its program purpose, the anticipated behavioral problems of
				the residents, and acceptable methods of managing such problems.
(2)
Basic Maternity Home Programs.
				Behavior Management.
Behavior management principles and techniques shall
				be used in accordance with the individual service plan and written policies and
				procedures governing service expectations, treatment goals, safety, security,
				and these rules and regulations.
(3)
Basic Maternity Home Programs.
				Behavior Management.
Behavior management shall be limited to the least
				restrictive appropriate method, as described in the resident's service plan and
				in accordance with the prohibitions as specified in these rules and
				regulations.
(4)
Basic
				Maternity Home Programs. Behavior Management.
The following forms of
				behavior management shall not be used:
(a)
				Assignment of excessive or unreasonable work tasks;
(b) Denial of meals and hydration;
(c) Denial of sleep;
(d) Denial of shelter, clothing, or essential
				personal needs;
(e) Denial of
				essential program services;
(f)
				Verbal abuse, ridicule, or humiliation;
(g) Chemical restraint, manual holds, and
				seclusion used as a means of coercion, discipline, convenience, or
				retaliation;
(h) Denial of
				communication and visits unless restricted;
(i) Corporal punishment;
(j) Seclusion not used appropriately as an
				emergency safety intervention.
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Current
				through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Second Chance Home Programs.
Second chance home programs that care for pregnant residents must also meet all
				rule requirements for basic maternity home programs in relation to those
				residents.
(2)
Second Chance
				Home Programs. Preplacement Assessment.
A preplacement assessment shall
				be performed during which the home and legal custodian determine whether the
				home can meet the known needs of the resident. All relevant information
				required for admission to the home shall be reviewed in preplacement assessment
				and planning. Documentation of the preplacement assessment shall be maintained
				in the resident's file.
(3)
				S
econd Chance Home Programs. Preplacement Assessment
. Prior to
				admission, the home shall provide the legal custodian with written information
				that includes:
(a) The home's program purpose
				and program description;
(b) The
				description of service planning and normal daily routines of
				residents;
(c) The description of
				health services including how the home handles illnesses, injuries, and medical
				emergencies (life-threatening, limb-threatening, and function-threatening
				conditions);
(d) The home's
				policies and procedures for behavior management and grievances;
(e) The home's policies and procedures for
				visiting hours and communications with persons outside the home;
(f) The names and telephone numbers of the
				resident's designated human services professional and primary direct care
				staff; and
(g) A schedule of fees
				if placement is not done under a purchase of service agreement.