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# O.C.G.A. § 31-44-2. Fees.

The board shall set fees imposed by this chapter in amounts reasonable and necessary to defray the costs of administering this chapter with due consideration to the amount of funds received from the federal government by the department for performance of medicare certification surveys of dialysis clinics. In setting fees under this Code section, the board shall consider setting a range of license and renewal fees based upon the number of dialysis stations at each facility, but in no event shall the annual license fee exceed $1,500.00 per end stage renal disease facility.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-44-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 526, § 1.

## Code Commission Notes

Ga. L. 2000, p. 126, § 1, Ga. L. 2000, p. 526, § 1, and Ga. L. 2000, p. 549, § 3 all enacted a Chapter 43 of Title 31. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, the chapter enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 526, § 1 has been redesignated as Chapter 44 of Title 31 and the Code sections therein redesignated accordingly. The chapter enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 549, § 3 has been redesignated as Chapter 45 of Title 31 and the Code sections therein redesignated accordingly.

## Editor's Notes

For information as to the elimination of a certain future repeal or “sunset” of this Code section, see the Editor’s notes at the beginning of this chapter.