§ 31-7-159. Licensure and Regulation of Home Health Agencies Transferred to Department of Community Health
Effective July 1, 2009, all matters relating to the licensure and regulation of home health agencies pursuant to this article shall be transferred from the Department of Human Resources (now known as the Department of Human Services) to the Department of Community Health. The Department of Community Health shall succeed to all rules, regulations, policies, […]
§ 31-7-94.1. Rural Hospital Organization Assistance Act; Legislative Findings; Certification of Rural Hospitals for Grant Eligibility; Rules and Regulations
This Code section shall be known and may be cited as the “Rural Hospital Organization Assistance Act of 2017.” The General Assembly finds that hospital authorities and rural hospital organizations are essential in order to promote public health goals of the state. The General Assembly further finds that many rural hospital organizations are in desperate […]
§ 31-7-132. Immunity From Liability for Peer Review Activities; Immunity From Liability of Persons Providing Information
No professional health care provider nor any individual who serves as a member or employee of a professional health care provider or review organization nor any individual who furnishes counsel or services to a professional health care provider or review organization shall be held, by reason of the performance of peer review activities, to have […]
§ 31-7-95. Funding of Medical Education Provided by Hospital Authorities and Designated Teaching Hospitals
As used in this Code section, the term: “Designated teaching hospital” means a teaching hospital operated by other than a hospital authority, which hospital agrees to contract with the state to offer or continue to offer a residency program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), which program has at least one […]
§ 31-7-96. Construction of Article
This article, being necessary for the welfare of the citizens of the state, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof; and insofar as this article may be inconsistent with any other law, whether by charter of any political subdivision of the state or otherwise, this article shall be controlling. History. Ga. L. 1941, […]
§ 31-7-110. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Authorities Act.” History. Ga. L. 1980, p. 1466, § 1.
§ 31-7-111. Findings; Declaration of Policy
It is found, determined, and declared that: There exists in this state a seriously inadequate supply of and a critical need for facilities which can furnish the comprehensive services required by elderly persons in a single location, including, without limitation, residential care and the types of services provided in skilled nursing homes, intermediate care homes, […]
§ 31-7-112. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Authority” means each public corporation created pursuant to this article. “Cost of project” includes: All costs of construction, purchase, or other form of acquisition; All costs of real or personal property required for the purposes of the project and of all facilities related thereto and the cost of […]
§ 31-7-113. Creation of Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Authority in Each County and Municipality; Board of Directors
There is created in and for each county and municipal corporation in this state a public body corporate and politic to be known as the “Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Authority” of such county or municipal corporation. Each authority shall consist of a board of seven directors to be appointed by resolution of the […]
§ 31-7-114. Powers of Authorities
Each authority shall have all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this article, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power: To bring and defend an action; To adopt and amend a corporate seal; To make and execute contracts and other instruments […]