2020 Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 26 - Nurses
Article 4 - Nurse Licensure Compact
§ 43-26-65. Applicability of Article to Nurses Whose States Have Substantially Similar Licensure Requirements

Repealed by Ga. L. 2019, p. 219, § 5/SB 168, effective April 25, 2019.

- This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 43-26-65, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 364, § 3/SB 109.

Sec.

• 43-27-1. Definitions.
• 43-27-2. Creation of board; members.
• 43-27-3. Election of officers; rules and regulations; reimbursement of members; division director as secretary of board.
• 43-27-4. Board's authority to determine qualifications of administrators.
• 43-27-5. General powers and duties of board; limitations.
• 43-27-6. License requirement for administrators; qualifications.
• 43-27-7. Reciprocity; provisional license.
• 43-27-8. Biennial license fees and renewal; applicability to superintendent of state hospital or facility.
• 43-27-9. Restoration of suspended or revoked license.
• 43-27-10. Local fees.
• 43-27-11. Penalty.
• 43-27-12. Termination [Repealed].

- Financing residential care facilities for the elderly, § 31-7-110 et seq.

Long-term care ombudsman program, § 31-8-50 et seq.

Reporting abuse or exploitation of residents in long-term care facilities, § 31-8-80 et seq.

Rights of persons residing in long-term care facilities generally, § 31-8-100 et seq.

Georgia State War Veterans' Home, § 38-4-50 et seq.

Exemptions from law regarding public officials' conflicts of interest relating to Medicaid and medicare payments, § 45-10-25.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Intent of Ga. L. 1970, p. 573.

- Ga. L. 1970, p. 573 is primarily and almost solely intended to protect the public from improper nursing home administrators. Culverhouse v. Atlanta Ass'n for Convalescent Aged Persons, 127 Ga. App. 574, 194 S.E.2d 299 (1972).

Effective date of Ga. L. 1968, p. 1143 was April 8, 1968. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-411.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 21 et seq. 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Commerce, §§ 1 et seq., 90 et seq. 16A Am. Jur. 2d, Constitutional Law, §§ 266, 284 et seq., 332, 339 et seq. 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Health, §§ 1 et seq., 26 et seq. 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, § 1 et seq. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories and Dependencies, §§ 42, 64 et seq. 73 Am. Jur. 2d, Statutes, §§ 17 et seq., 58 et seq.

False Imprisonment in Connection with Confinement in Nursing Home or Hospital, 40 POF2d 81.

- 15 C.J.S., Commerce, §§ 9 et seq., 83 et seq., 111 et seq. 16 C.J.S., Constitutional Law, § 280 et seq. 16A C.J.S., Constitutional Law, § 580 et seq. 16B C.J.S., Constitutional Law, §§ 1055-1058, 1444-1448. 16D C.J.S., Constitutional Law, §§ 2085, 2086. 53 C.J.S., Licenses, § 6 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 12 et seq. 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 50 et seq. 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 146 et seq. 81A C.J.S., States, § 120 et seq. 82 C.J.S., Statutes, §§ 203, 281.

- Failure to procure occupational or business license or permit as affecting validity or enforceability of contract, 30 A.L.R. 834, 42 A.L.R. 1226, 118 A.L.R. 646.

Licensing and regulation of nursing or rest homes, 53 A.L.R.4th 689.