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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-10-18.2. Exemption from licensing requirement for nursing home facility.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-10-18.2. Exemption from licensing requirement for nursing home facility.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, premises made available for a beauty shop, beauty salon, or barber shop within a facility licensed as a nursing home pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 shall not be required to be licensed or registered as a beauty shop, beauty salon, or barber shop under this chapter, or otherwise be subject to any provisions of this chapter except for inspections, investigations, or both, for alleged violations of this chapter by any person licensed under this chapter, if barbering or cosmetologist services in such premises are rendered only to residents of the nursing home.

## History

Code 1981, § 43-10-18.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1133, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 814, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1287, § 2/HB 314.

## Code Commission Notes

Ga. L. 1985, p. 1057, § 14 and Ga. L. 1985, p. 1133, § 2 both enacted Code sections designated as Code Section 43-10-18.1. The Code section enacted by the latter Act was redesignated as this Code section pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5.