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2019 Georgia Code
Title 31 - Health
Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities
Article 14 - Georgia Long-Term Care Background Check Program
§ 31-7-356. Facility's failure to comply with provisions; penalty
Universal Citation: GA Code § 31-7-356 (2019)
A facility that does not terminate an employee who has been found to have an unsatisfactory determination or failed a registry check shall be liable for a civil monetary penalty in the amount of the lesser of $10,000.00 or $500.00 for each day that a violation occurs. The daily civil monetary penalty shall be imposed only from the time the facility knew or should have known that it employed an individual with a criminal record and until the date such individual's employment is terminated.
History:Code 1981, § 31-7-356, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 611, § 1-4/SB 406.
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