Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH › Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION › Subject 111-8-68 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH › Rule 111-8-68-.10 - Enforcement and Penalties

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Enforcement of these rules and
				regulations shall be done in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for
				Enforcement of Licensing Requirements, Chapter 111-8-25.
(2) The facility shall notify each patient's
				parents and/or legal guardians of the department's actions to revoke the
				license or seek an emergency suspension of the facility's license to
				operate.
(3) The official notice of
				the revocation or emergency suspension action and any final resolution,
				together with the department's complaint intake phone number and website
				address, shall be provided by the facility to each current and prospective
				patient's parents and/or legal guardians.
(4) The facility shall ensure the posting of
				the official notice at the facility in an area that is visible to each
				patient's parents and/or legal guardians.
(5) The facility shall ensure that the
				official notice continues to be visible to each patient's parents and/or legal
				guardians throughout the pendency of the revocation and emergency suspension
				actions, including any appeals.
(6)
				The facility shall have posted in an area that is readily visible to each
				patient's parents and/or legal guardians any inspection reports that are
				prepared by the Department during the pendency of any revocation or emergency
				suspension action.
(7) It shall be
				a violation of these rules for the facility to permit the removal or
				obliteration of any posted notices of revocation, emergency suspension action,
				resolution, or inspection survey during the pendency of any revocation or
				emergency suspension action.
(8)
				The department may post an official notice of the revocation or emergency
				suspension action on its website or share the notice of the revocation or
				emergency suspension action and any information pertaining thereto with any
				other agencies that may have an interest in the welfare of the patients in care
				at the facility.
(9) The department
				may suspend any requirements of these rules and the enforcement of any rules
				where the Governor of the State of Georgia has declared a state of
				emergency.
(10) Inspections. The
				facility shall be available at reasonable hours for observation and examination
				by properly identified representatives of the department.
(a) At least annually, a report providing
				statistical data and brief program narrative shall be provided to the
				department, as requested.
(b) The
				governing body shall notify the department of the anticipated opening date of a
				newly constructed facility in order that a pre-opening licensure inspection of
				the treatment facility may be conducted to determine compliance with these
				rules and regulations.
(c) The
				administrator or his representative shall accompany the department
				representative on tours of inspection and shall sign the completed
				check-list.