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title: O.C.G.A. § 49-5-61. Requirement of separate license and separate director for each new facility.
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# O.C.G.A. § 49-5-61. Requirement of separate license and separate director for each new facility.

An applicant for a new license shall have a separate license for each new facility in this state owned or operated by that applicant and shall have a separate director for each such facility.

## History

Code 1981, § 49-5-61, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1397, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 963, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 645, § 11.