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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-7 - OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY › Subject 290-7-1 - RECOVERY AND ADMINISTRATION OF CHILD SUPPORT › Rule 290-7-1-.12 - License Revocations or Suspensions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
Provision is made to withhold, restrict the use of, suspend,
				  or revoke licenses for failure to pay child support and to establish criteria
				  for reissuing the licenses. "License" means a certificate, permit,
				  registration, or any other authorization issued by a licensing entity that
				  allows a person to operate a motor vehicle or to engage in a profession,
				  business, or occupation. "Licensing entity" means any Georgia agency,
				  department, or board which issues or renews any license, certificate, permit,
				  or registration to authorize a person to drive a motor vehicle or to engage in
				  a profession, business, or occupation, including but not limited to those
				  relating to: pest control; mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers; securities
				  salespersons and investment adviser representatives; foresters; pharmacists;
				  insurance agents, counselors, and other personnel; professions and businesses
				  under Chapter 1 of Title 43; real estate appraisers; and real estate brokers
				  and salespersons.
(a) The Department
				shall maintain a state-wide certified list, updated on a monthly basis, of all
				obligors who are not in compliance with a child support order enforceable by
				the Department. All licensing entities shall review the certified list and
				notify the Department if any applicant or licensee of the licensing entity is
				on the certified list. That notification shall include the applicant's or
				licensee's last known mailing address on file with the licensing
				entity.
(b) When an obligor
				accumulates an arrearage equal to or greater than 60 days' worth of support
				(which does not have to accumulate in consecutive months), the Department may
				seek to have the obligor's license withheld, restricted, suspended or
				subsequently revoked by the licensing entity. This rule applies to support
				ordered by a court of this or any other state, territory, or district of the
				United States, including support ordered by any administrative agency having
				the authority to issue a support order.
1. The
				arrearage which determines qualification for withholding, restricted use,
				suspension, or revocation of a license is based upon current support
				obligations due (including child, spousal, medical support and interest when
				applicable).
2. Withholding,
				restriction, suspension and revocation does not apply to an obligor who is
				paying child support and arrearages according to the terms of a court
				order.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-7 - OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY › Subject 290-7-1 - RECOVERY AND ADMINISTRATION OF CHILD SUPPORT › Rule 290-7-1-.13 - Intergovernmental Child Support Proceedings (UIFSA)

Current through
				Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(a) The Personal and Work Opportunity
				Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193), mandated
				that all states adopt the 1993 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act ("UIFSA")
				Model Act, and the 1996 amendments adopted by the National Conference of
				Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. The UIFSA was duly enacted by the General
				Assembly and is codified at sections
				19-11-100 through
				19-11-190 of the Georgia Code. The
				UIFSA was created to force uniformity in procedures and law with regard to
				intergovernmental establishment, enforcement, and modification of child support
				orders.
(b) The Department is the
				support enforcement agency in Georgia for all UIFSA actions.
(c) Upon request from another state, the
				Department as the receiving tribunal will provide the following services in a
				UIFSA proceeding:
(1) Take all steps
				necessary to enable an appropriate court in this state or a tribunal of another
				state to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;
(2) Request an appropriate tribunal to set a
				date, time, and place for a hearing;
(3) Make a reasonable effort to obtain all
				relevant information, including information as to income and property of the
				parties;
(4) Within seven days
				after receipt of a written notice from an initiating, responding, or
				registering court, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;
(5) Within seven days after receipt of a
				written communication from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a
				copy of the communication to the petitioner; and
(6) Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction
				over the respondent cannot be obtained.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-7 - OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY › Subject 290-7-1 - RECOVERY AND ADMINISTRATION OF CHILD SUPPORT › Rule 290-7-1-.15 - Allocation and Redirection of Current Child Support Payments

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
(a) Allocation:
				When an obligor has more than one IV-D case being enforced by the Department or
				a Non IV-D case and does not make payment sufficient to cover all active cases,
				the Family Support Registry may split the payment to all active cases involving
				that obligor. Cases involving current support have priority over arrearages
				(i.e., if one case involves current support and the other case involves only an
				arrearage, the case having current support shall be paid first). If all active
				cases involve current support, the amount received shall be allocated among the
				cases based on the percentage of current support owed on each case. For
				example, if obligor is required to pay $60 on Case 1 and $40 on Case 2 but pays
				only $70 instead of the aggregate $100 required, the payment will be allocated
				proportionately between Case 1 (60% of the payment, $42) and Case 2 (40% of the
				payment, $28). The obligor shall not be permitted to dictate a different
				allocation between the active cases.
(b) Redirection: The purpose of the CSRA is
				to ensure the support of a child or children, not the custodial parent/obligee.
				Therefore, it is the policy of the Department that the money shall follow the
				child(ren). If the Department has a good faith belief that a child is in the
				physical custody of a relative or other caretaker other than the obligee, the
				Department is authorized to redirect support payments to that caretaker of the
				child until such time as the child returns to the physical custody of the
				obligee.
(1) In a case where a child is in
				the physical custody of an obligor, the Department may refrain from enforcement
				of the current support amount. Any arrears owed to the obligee or to the state
				may continue to be collected.
(2)
				In a case involving multiple children, the Department may redirect a proportion
				of the payment received to the caretaker. For example, if a support order
				involving three children requires a monthly payment of $300 and one child is
				proved to be in the physical custody of a caretaker other than the obligee, the
				Department may redirect one-third ($100) to that caretaker.
(3) An obligee wishing to contest this
				redirection is entitled to an administrative hearing if he or she requests same
				within 30 days of notice of the redirection. The sole issue at such hearing
				shall be the physical custody of the child. The Department must retain evidence
				supporting the Department's belief that there was a change in physical custody.
				Examples of such evidence include school records, day care records, medical
				records, statements signed under penalty of perjury, public assistance grant
				information, guardianship records, or a court order.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-7 - OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY › Subject 290-7-1 - RECOVERY AND ADMINISTRATION OF CHILD SUPPORT › Rule 290-7-1-.16 - Confidentiality of Department Records and Information

Current through
				Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(a) Georgia law provides that any information
				or records obtained by the Department pursuant to its duties under the CSRA or
				UIFSA shall be deemed confidential. Any information maintained by the
				Department shall be released
only by
written permission of the
				party or parties named in the information or records, by order of a court, or
				for those purposes specifically authorized by the CSRA. Those purposes are
				limited to:
(1) The Department's
				administration of any plan or program approved under Parts A, B, C or D of
				Title IV of the Social Security Act or under Titles II, X, XIV, XVI, XIX or XX
				of the Act or the supplemental security income program established under Title
				XVI of the Act;
(2) Any
				investigations, prosecution or criminal or civil proceeding conducted in
				connection with the administration of such plan or program; or
(3) The administration of any other federally
				assisted program (such as the food stamp program) which provides assistance, in
				cash or in kind, or services, directly to individuals on the basis of
				need.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-7 - OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY › Subject 290-7-1 - RECOVERY AND ADMINISTRATION OF CHILD SUPPORT › Rule 290-7-1-.18 - Remedies Not Exclusive

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(a) The procedures, actions, and remedies
				provided in these rules shall in no way be exclusive but shall be in addition
				to and not in substitution of other proceedings provided by law. Both obligees
				and obligors have the right under Georgia law to pursue any legal rights either
				in concert with or independently of the Department. The exercise of such rights
				shall not serve as a basis of a finding of noncooperation unless the applicant
				for services neglects to keep the Department informed of any other related
				proceedings which would impact its enforcement efforts under the Act.
(b) In light of this non-exclusivity, it is
				not uncommon for a superior court to issue a civil order containing provisions
				for child support (for example, in a divorce proceeding) subsequent to the
				existence of an administrative support order. Once a superior court issues an
				order, that order becomes the controlling order in the case and shall become
				the IV-D order being enforced by the Department.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  19-11-22,
				  19-11-24.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-7 - OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY › Subject 290-7-1 - RECOVERY AND ADMINISTRATION OF CHILD SUPPORT › Rule 290-7-1-.20 - Waiver of Payment of Unreimbursed Public Assistance Administrative Orders Only

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(a) Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
				19-11-5(b)  the
				Commissioner of Human Services hereby vests the director of the Department and
				his or her designees with the authority to waive, reduce or negotiate the
				payment of unreimbursed public assistance. This is limited to administrative
				child support orders (not judicial orders) that create a debt owed to the
				state. In making a recommendation and determination regarding the waiver,
				reduction or negotiation of a debt owed under code section, the following
				factors shall be considered:
(1) The
				Department shall determine whether good cause existed for the nonpayment of the
				unreimbursed public assistance;
(2)
				The Department shall determine whether repayment of this debt would result in
				substantial and unreasonable hardship for the parent owing the debt;
				and
(3) The Department shall
				determine the obligor's current ability to pay the debt to include the
				consideration of the regularity of payments made for the current support of
				those dependents for whom support is owed.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Rule 290-9-2-.01 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
Unless the context otherwise requires, these words and
				  phrases shall mean the following in these rules:
(a) "Adoption" means a social and legal
				process designed to establish a new legal parent/child relationship giving a
				child the same rights and benefits of a child who is born to the prospective
				adoptive parent(s).
(b) "Adult"
				means a person 18 years of age or older. An adult does not include a foster
				child living in a foster home.
(c)
				"Applicant" means the following:
1. When the
				Agency 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
				Agency 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 Agency 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 Agency 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) No person, facilitator, consultant,
				institution, society, agency, corporation or facility shall engage in child
				placement activities, including the advertising of such child placement
				activities, in Georgia unless a license has first been obtained from the
				Department. For purposes of this rule, Child-Placing Agencies licensed in other
				states and wishing to engage in placement activities, including the advertising
				of such placement activities, in Georgia shall also be licensed in Georgia or
				shall have a written agreement with a Child-Placing Agency licensed within the
				state to cooperate in and to supervise the placement. This agreement shall be
				approved by the Department prior to the placement.
(2) No person, organization, corporation,
				hospital, facilitator, or association that is not a Child-Placing Agency, a
				prospective adoptive parent with a valid, approved preplacement home study
				report, or an attorney who is a member of the State Bar of Georgia representing
				a prospective adoptive parent with a valid approved preplacement home study
				report shall advertise that the person, organization, corporation, hospital,
				facilitator, or association will adopt, arrange for or cause children to be
				adopted or placed for adoption as provided in O.C.G.A. Section
				19-8-24.
(3) No person, organization, corporation,
				hospital, facilitator, or association shall directly or indirectly provide
				inducements to any biological parent to part with his or her child as provided
				in O.C.G.A. Section
				19-8-24.
(4) Any Child-Placing Agency that places an
				advertisement concerning adoption or prospective adoption shall include in such
				advertisement its license number issued by the Department.
(5) Georgia Child-Placing Agencies licensed
				in other states and engaging in placement activities in Georgia shall disclose
				to the Department on a continuing basis any federal, state or private lawsuit
				or administrative action instigated against the Agency or any person affiliated
				with the Agency.
(6) These rules
				and regulations shall not apply to parties to a power of attorney for the care
				of a child executed in accordance with O.C.G.A. Sections
				19-9-120 et seq.
O.C.G.A.
				  §§ 49-5-8,
				  49-5-12,
				  19-8-24,
				  19-9-120
et
				  seq
.
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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 Child-Placing Agency 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 children to be served in terms of age, race, religion,
				residence limitations and include the referral sources.
(2) Program Description and Implementation. A
				program description which includes the purpose or function of the proposed
				Agency shall be clearly defined. The program description shall include:
(a) Written policies and procedures that
				describe 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 Agency.
(b)
				A program description must show what services are provided directly by the
				Agency and how services will be coordinated with the Medicaid Rehabilitation
				Option Provider and other available community or contract resources.
(c) Eligibility requirements for client
				service and for providers of care.
(d) A statement that the Agency shall only
				place children whose known needs can be met by the Agency based on preplacement
				assessment, planning and room, board and watchful oversight capacity. No Agency
				shall provide placement services for children whose needs for room, board and
				watchful oversight cannot be met based upon the child's physical, educational
				or emotional needs.
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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 Child-Placing Agency
				and periodically as established by the Department by rule and regulation, 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 of the following:
1. Maintains
				an office at the location where services are provided to children;
2. Resides at a location where services are
				provided to children;
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 to children.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) Policy and Procedure Manual. The Agency
				shall have and comply with a written manual of operating policies and
				procedures in accordance with these rules and regulations regarding its
				services. The policies and procedures shall include, but need not be limited
				to:
(a) Adoption services.
1. Services to biological parent(s) exploring
				surrender of a child for adoption;
2. Procedures for termination of parental
				rights;
3. Procedures for accepting
				applications for adoption, for conducting home studies and for approval or
				disapproval of prospective adoptive homes and families;
4. Procedures for placements, supervising
				placements, completing required court reports and assistance in finalizing the
				adoption;
5. Collection and
				refunding of fees; and
6. Process
				for obtaining a criminal records check of each petitioner prior to the
				finalization of the adoption according to current Georgia law.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) Orientation Information for Prospective
				Adoptive Parent(s). Prior to the acceptance of an application or fees of any
				kind, the Agency shall provide information to prospective adoptive parent(s) to
				assist them in making an informed decision about applying to adopt. The
				information may be in the form of a written handout. The information shall
				include at least:
(a) The Agency's adoption
				services;
(b) The Agency's
				eligibility requirements for adoption;
(c) A description of the procedures involved
				with adoption;
(d) The Agency's fee
				schedule and refund policies;
(e)
				The approximate time the assessment and adoption process will take;
				and
(f) The types of children
				available for adoption.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) Foster care shall be considered only
				after it has been established that it is necessary for the physical and/or
				emotional well-being of the child.
(2) No more than 6 foster children under the
				age of 19 may reside in a foster home.
(a)
				More than 6 foster children may reside in a foster home under the following
				limited circumstances:
1. To allow a
				parenting youth in foster care to remain with the child of the parenting youth
				or
2. To allow siblings to remain
				together.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) Each Agency shall maintain records and
				submit on a timely basis reports and other information required by the
				Department.
(2) Each Agency shall
				maintain a permanent listing with identifying information of all children
				accepted for service or placement.
(3) Records shall be confidential and
				protected from unauthorized use, fire, damage or theft. Agencies that plan to
				utilize electronic records for any electronic files that are subject to
				regulatory review shall submit written policies and procedures for review and
				approval by the Department. If approved by the Department, electronic records
				should be reasonably secure with a data recovery system to prevent data loss
				and maintain data integrity and accessibility.
(4) Records and files shall be kept current
				and be available for review by the Department.
(5) The Agency shall submit on a timely basis
				such financial, statistical reports, and Board minutes and other information as
				may be required by the Department.
(6) Reporting. Detailed written summary
				reports shall be made to the Department of Human Services, Residential Child
				Care Licensing as required by the Department within 24 hours. This report shall
				be made regarding serious occurrences involving children in care, including but
				not limited to:
(a) Accidents or injuries
				requiring medical treatment and/or hospitalization;
(b) Death;
(c) Suicide attempts;
(d) Closure of the living unit due to
				disaster or emergency situations such as fires or severe weather;
(e) Emergency safety interventions resulting
				in any injury;
(f) Any incident
				which results in any federal, state or private legal action by or against the
				Agency which affects any child or the conduct of the Agency. However, legal
				action involving the juvenile justice system is not required to be reported;
				or
(g) Any illness of children or
				illness of any person living in a foster home having personal contact with
				children in care known to have resulted from an identified pandemic or
				infectious disease outbreak.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) The Department may, in its discretion,
				grant waivers and variances of specific rules upon application or petition
				being filed by an Agency.
(2) The
				Department may grant a variance or waiver to a rule when an Agency demonstrates
				that the purpose of the underlying statute upon which the rule is based can be
				or has been achieved by other specific means and that strict application of the
				rule would create a substantial hardship. For purposes of this rule, a
				substantial hardship means a significant, unique, and demonstrable economic,
				technological, legal or other type hardship which impairs the ability to
				continue to function as a Child-Placing Agency.
(3) Variance and waiver applications
				submitted to the Department's Residential Child Care Licensing Unit shall
				include, but are not limited to the following:
(a) The rule from which a variance or waiver
				is requested;
(b) The type of
				action requested (i.e., granting a waiver or variance);
(c) Specific facts detailing substantial
				hardship which would justify the variance or waiver;
(d) Alternative standards which the requestor
				agrees to meet with a showing that alternative standards will provide adequate
				protection for health, safety, and welfare, and
(e) The reason why a variance or waiver would
				serve the purpose of any underlying law.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
The Agency shall prepare for potential emergency situations
				  that may affect the care of children by the development of an effective
				  disaster preparedness plan that identifies emergency situations and outlines an
				  appropriate course of action. The plan must be reviewed and revised annually,
				  as appropriate, including any related written agreements.
(a) The disaster preparedness plan shall
				include at a minimum plans for the following emergency situations:
1. Local and widespread weather emergencies
				or natural disasters, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, ice or snow
				storms, or floods;
2. Manmade
				disasters such as acts of terrorism and hazardous materials spills;
3. Unanticipated interruption of service of
				utilities, including water, gas, or electricity, involving any placement homes
				within a local or widespread area;
4. Loss of heat or air conditioning in the
				placement home;
5. Fire, explosion,
				or other physical damage in the placement home; and
6. Pandemics, identified infectious disease
				outbreaks and illnesses, or other situations where the community's need for
				services may exceed the availability of foster and prospective adoptive homes
				and services regularly offered by the Agency.
7. The Agency's disaster preparedness plan
				shall also include the following additional items in efforts to limit and
				contain health hazards to children, the director, employees, and the general
				public due to pandemic or infectious disease outbreaks:
(i) Contact information for sources of public
				health information and guidance (e.g., Centers for Disease Control (CDC),
				state/local public health authorities);
(ii) Name and contact information of Agency
				director or employee designated to provide updates to the Department, upon
				request, regarding the status of the outbreak or illness;
(iii) Process in place for providing notice
				of the outbreak or illness and any other necessary updates to
				parents/guardians;
(iv) Plan for
				immediate isolation of affected children and household members from unexposed
				children and household members;
(v)
				Plan for minimizing the risk of exposure to unexposed children or household
				members; and
(vi) Plan for
				addressing business continuity and programmatic issues relevant to pandemic or
				infectious disease outbreaks.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) In accordance with O.C.G.A.
				49-5-90 et seq., notwithstanding
				other remedies available to the Department which may be pursued at the same
				time, the commissioner or his/her designee may issue emergency orders. Such
				orders may include emergency placement of a monitor or monitors in an Agency
				upon a finding that the Department's rules and regulations are being violated
				which threaten the health, safety, or welfare of children in care and when one
				or more of the following conditions are present:
(a) The Agency is operating without a
				license; or
(b) The Department has
				denied the application for the license or has initiated action to revoke the
				existing license; or
(c) Children
				are suspected of being subjected to injury or life-threatening situations or
				the health or safety of a child or children is in danger.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Rule 290-9-2-.14 - Enforcement and Penalties

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) Plans of Correction. If the Department
				determines that either a Child-Placing Agency or a facility applying to become
				licensed as a Child-Placing Agency does not comply with the rules, the
				Department shall provide written notice specifying the rule(s) violated and
				setting a time for the Agency not to exceed ten (10) business days within which
				to file an acceptable written plan of correction where the Department has
				determined that an opportunity to correct is permissible. If such plan of
				correction is determined not acceptable to the Department because it does not
				adequately correct the identified violation, the Department will advise the
				Child-Placing Agency or facility applying to become licensed that the plan of
				correction is not acceptable. The Department may permit the Agency to submit a
				revised plan of correction.
(a) The Agency
				shall comply with an accepted plan of correction.
(b) Where the Department determines that
				either the Child-Placing Agency or the facility applying to become licensed as
				a Child-Placing Agency has not filed an acceptable plan of correction or has
				not complied with the accepted plan of correction, the Department may initiate
				an adverse action to enforce these rules.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Rule 290-9-2-.15 - Severability of These Rules

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, the remaining rules or portions of the rules shall not be
				  affected and shall remain in full force and effect.
O.C.G.A.
				  §§ 49-5-8,
				  49-5-12.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.01 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  31-2-4,
				  31-2-5,
				  31-7-2.1 and
				  31-7-3.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  31-7-1,
				  31-7-2.1,
				  31-7-15 and
				  31-7-131.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  31-7-1,
				  31-7-2,
				  31-7-2.1 and
				  31-7-3.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  31-2-7,
				  31-7-2 and
				  31-7-5.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.05 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-3.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.06 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  31-2-8 and
				  31-7-1
et seq.
,
				  and the Rules for General Licensing and Enforcement Requirements, Chapter
				  111-8-25.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.07 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  31-2-7,
				  31-2-8,
				  31-7-2.1,
				  31-7-15,
				  31-7-133,
				  31-7-140 and
				  50-18-72.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.08 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-3.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.09 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.10 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  10-1-393,
				  31-7-2.1,
				  31-7-11,
				  31-9-2,
				  31-9-7,
				  31-11-82,
				  31-32-1
et seq.
,
				  31-33-2,
				  31-33-3.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.11 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  31-7-2.1 and
				  31-7-15.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.12 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.13 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  31-7-2.1 and
				  31-7-15.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.14 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.15 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  31-7-2.1,
				  31-7-3 and
				  31-12-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.16 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.17 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.18 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.19 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.20 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.21 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.22 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§ 16-4-77,
				  16-13-20
et seq.
and 31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.23 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.24 - IRepealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  31-7-2.1 and
				  31-13-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.25 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. Ch. 31-22,
				  Sec. 31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.26 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. Ch. 31-22,
				  Sec. 31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.27 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  31-7-2.1 and
				  44-5-140.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.28 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  31-7-2.1 and
				  31-9-6.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.29 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  31-7-2.1, 43-22-21 and
				  43-26-11.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.30 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  31-7-2.1,
				  31-13-1
et seq.
and 31-22-1
et seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.31 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §§
				  31-7-2.1,
				  31-7-3.1,
				  31-8-42 and
				  31-11-82.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.32 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.33 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.34 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.35 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.36 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.37 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.38 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.39 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-7-2.1.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR HOSPITALS › Rule 290-9-7-.40 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
O.C.G.A. §
				  31-2-7.