§ 31-7-170. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Hospice Law.” History. Code 1981, § 31-7-170 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1317, § 2. Law reviews. For annual survey on healthcare law, see 71 Mercer L. Rev. 1051 (2020).
§ 31-7-281. Data System Established; Departmental Authority
The department shall be required to establish and operate a state-wide health care data system to collect, compile, analyze, and disseminate data collected pursuant to this article from health care providers and other specified entities. The department shall be authorized to execute contracts or establish written agreements for the purpose of avoiding duplication of data […]
§ 31-7-171. Legislative Findings and Purpose
The General Assembly finds that there is an interest in and need for hospice care, an alternative form of health care, for terminally ill patients and their families. The General Assembly further finds that hospice care is an important innovation which should be recognized and encouraged. Recognizing that hospice programs respond to the need for […]
§ 31-7-282. Collection and Submission of Data
The department shall be authorized to request, collect, or receive the collection and submission of data listed in subsection (c) of Code Section 31-7-280 from: Health care providers; The Department of Human Services; The Commissioner of Insurance; Reserved; Third-party payors; A nationally recognized health care accreditation body; and Other appropriate sources as determined by the […]
§ 31-7-152. Application for License
Any person, organization, or agency desiring to operate a home health agency shall file with the department an application on a form prescribed, prepared, and furnished by the department. The application shall contain such information as the department may require which is reasonably related to the department’s licensure purpose and function. History. Ga. L. 1980, […]
§ 31-7-153. Standards for Patient Care and Agency Operation; Regulations as to Issuance, Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses; Hearings
The department shall promulgate regulations which define standards for the care, treatment, health, safety, welfare, and comfort of patients served by home health agencies and for the maintenance and operation of home health agencies which will promote safe and adequate care and treatment of the patients. These regulations shall be no less stringent than those […]
§ 31-7-154. Inspections
Each home health agency for which a license has been issued shall be periodically inspected by an authorized representative of the department. Such inspections shall be for the purpose of ensuring that this article is being followed. The department is directed to ensure by inspection that the licensee is providing quality care to its patients […]
§ 31-7-155. Certificates of Need for New Service or Extending Service Area; Exemption From Certificate
No home health agency initiating service or extending the range of its service area shall be licensed unless the department determines, in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 6 of this title and regulations pursuant thereto, that there is a need for said services within the area to be served. All home health agencies which […]
§ 31-7-156. Fee System for Services Under This Article
The department is authorized to establish by standards and policies a fee system which will be applied to all services under this article in order to defray the actual expenses which are incurred by discharging the obligations of this article. History. Ga. L. 1980, p. 1790, § 9.
§ 31-7-157. Exemptions From Article
This article shall not apply to services which are provided under the following conditions: Personal or paraprofessional health services provided either with or without compensation when there is no claim that the service is provided as a part of a licensed home health agency; Professional services provided by persons who are duly licensed for such […]