Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 37. MENTAL HEALTH · Chapter 13. COMMUNITY LIVING ARRANGEMENTS · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

37-13-4. Periodic on-site inspections; proof of accreditation.

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

Effective January 1, 2026.In force today: Effective January 1, 2026.

(a)
The department shall be authorized to conduct periodic on-site inspections of any licensee in this state.#
(b)
The department may accept proof of accreditation by a nationally recognized healthcare accreditation body, in accordance with specific standards, as evidence of compliance with one or more departmental requirements for issuance or renewal of a license or provisional license.#
(c)
The department shall not be bound by any policy or practice of the Department of Community Health in effect on December 31, 2025, in determining whether to issue a license based on the findings of an accreditation agency pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section.#

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.

History

Code 1981, § 37-13-4, enacted by Ga. L. 2025, p. 177, § 4-1/HB 584, effective January 1, 2026.

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