Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 31. HEALTH · Chapter 2A. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH · Article 3. PERINATAL FACILITIES

31-2A-53. Application process; review and redesignation of facilities; failure to comply with criteria.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

(a)
A perinatal facility may apply to the department for designation through an application process to be determined by the department. The facility shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that it meets the applicable criteria for the requested level of care. The application process may include an on-site inspection of the facility at the discretion of the department.#
(b)
The department may establish requirements for the periodic review and redesignation of designated facilities.#
(c)
The department may suspend or revoke the designation of a designated facility, after notice and hearing, if the department determines that the facility is no longer in compliance with the criteria established pursuant to this article.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Code 1981, § 31-2A-53, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 344, § 1/HB 909.

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