Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 31. HEALTH · Chapter 7. REGULATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITIES · Article 13. PRIVATE HOME CARE PROVIDERS

31-7-307. Certificate of need not required of licensees; operation of licensee as home health agency not authorized.

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(a)
A certificate of need issued pursuant to Chapter 6 of this title is not required for any person, business entity, corporation, or association, whether operated for profit or not for profit, which is operating as a private home care provider as long as such operation does not also constitute such person, entity, or organization operating as a home health agency or personal care home under this chapter.#
(b)
A license issued under this article shall not entitle the licensee to operate as a home health agency, as defined in Code Section 31-7-150, under medicare or Medicaid guidelines.#

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Code 1981, § 31-7-307, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 959, § 1.

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