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2022 Georgia Code
Title 31 - Health
Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities
Article 1 - Regulation of Hospitals and Related Institutions
- § 31-7-1. Definitions
- § 31-7-2. Classification of Institutions
- § 31-7-2.1. Rules and Regulations; Availability of Reports of Cited Deficiencies; Disclosure of Survey Worksheets and Documents
- § 31-7-2.2. Determination That Patients or Residents in an Institution, Community Living Arrangement, or Treatment Program Are in Danger; Relocation of Patients or Residents; Suspension of Admissions
- § 31-7-3. Requirements for Permits to Operate Institutions
- § 31-7-3.1. Posting Sign by Hospital Operating Emergency Room Notifying Individuals of Legal Rights in Emergencies
- § 31-7-3.2. Notice of Cited Deficiency and Imposition of Sanction
- § 31-7-3.3. “Excluded Party” Defined; Liability; Notice; Dismissal; Other Procedural Factors
- § 31-7-3.4. Carrying of Liability Insurance or Establishment of Self-Insurance Trust as Condition Precedent to Obtaining or Maintaining Permit
- § 31-7-4. Denial or Revocation of Permits
- § 31-7-5. Exemptions From Permit Requirements; Application of This Chapter to Federally Operated Institutions
- § 31-7-6. Provision of Data for Research Purposes by Organizations Rendering Patient Care; Liability of Providers of Data; Use of Data; Confidentiality
- § 31-7-7. Refusal or Revocation by Public Hospital of Staff Privileges
- § 31-7-7.1. Denial of Staff Privileges Based Upon License, Board Certification, or Membership in Professional Association
- § 31-7-8. Reports of Disciplinary Actions Against Persons Authorized to Practice Professions Under Chapter 11, 34, or 35 of Title 43
- § 31-7-9. Reports by Physicians and Other Personnel of Nonaccidental Injuries to Patients; Immunity From Liability
- § 31-7-10. Certification and Approval of Hospitals Eligible to Render Service Under a Group Nonprofit Hospital Insurance Plan; Supervision of Such Hospitals; Withdrawal of Approval
- § 31-7-11. Written Summary of Hospital Service Charge Rates
- § 31-7-12. Personal Care Homes; Licensure and Registration; Inspection by Local Boards; Fees; Investigations; Waiver, Variance, or Exemption; Staffing, Training, and Financial Stability Requirements; Certified Medication Aides
- § 31-7-12.1. Unlicensed Personal Care Home; Civil Penalties; Negligence per Se for Certain Legal Claims; Declared Nuisance Dangerous to Public Health, Safety, and Welfare; Criminal Sanctions
- § 31-7-12.2. Regulation and Licensing of Assisted Living Communities; Legislative Intent; Definitions; Procedures; Requirements for Medication Aides
- § 31-7-12.3. Adoption of Rules and Regulations to Implement Code Sections 31-7-12 and 31-7-12.2
- § 31-7-12.4. Certificate for Operation of Memory Care Center Required; Staffing and Training Requirements; Other Requirements; Regulation
- § 31-7-12.5. Notification and Other Requirements for Covid-19 Infections in Personal Care Homes
- § 31-7-12.6. Sars Cov-2 Testing for Residents and Staff in Long-Term Care Facilities
- § 31-7-12.7. Employment of Certified Medication Aides in Nursing Homes; Competency Review; Authorized Task; Review by Pharmacists; Ongoing Medication Training; Administration of Narcotics Prohibited
- § 31-7-12.8. Employer Sponsored Certified Nurse Aide Training and Competency Examination Programs
- § 31-7-13. Transfer of Property Upon Death of Patient
- § 31-7-14. Blood Supplies; Blood Donor Storage Programs
- § 31-7-15. Review of Professional Practices by a Peer Review Committee
- § 31-7-16. Determination or Pronouncement of Death of Patient Who Died in Facility Classified as Nursing Home
- § 31-7-17. Licensure and Regulation of Hospitals and Related Institutions Transferred to Department of Community Health
- § 31-7-18. Vaccinations for Influenza and Pneumococcal Disease for Certain Discharged Patients;vaccinations or Other Measures for Health Care Workers and Other Employees in Hospitals; Immunity From Liability; Standing Orders
- § 31-7-19. Nursing Homes to Annually Offer Influenza Vaccinations to Health Care Workers and Other Employees; Immunity From Liability
- § 31-7-20. Medical Facilities to Make Good Faith Application to Southern Regional Tricare Managed Care Support Coordinator for Certification in the Tricare Program
- § 31-7-21. Provision of Influenza Education Information to Assisted Living Community Residents
- § 31-7-22. Required Publication by Hospital of Certain Documentation on Website; Updating; Penalty for Noncompliance; Enforcement; Individual Criminal Penalty
- § 31-7-23. Surgical Smoke
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