O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 31-7-153 (2019)

Standards for patient care and agency operation; regulations as to issuance, denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses; hearings

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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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 required for participation of home health agencies in the Title XVIII medicare program and shall include, but not be limited to, a provision requiring the agency to have policies established by a professional group which includes at least one physician and one registered nurse and appropriate representation from other professional disciplines; provisions governing the services the agency provides; provisions for the supervision of services by a physician or registered nurse, as appropriate, and maintenance of clinical records on all patients, including a plan of treatment prescribed by a physician. The department is authorized to issue, deny, suspend, or revoke licenses in accordance with regulations promulgated pursuant to this Code section. Such regulations shall also include hearing procedures related to denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses.

History

Ga. L. 1980, p. 1790, § 5; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 31. U.S. Code. - Title XVIII, referred to in

this Code section, is Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act and is codified as 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1993–1993 · leading case: ABC Home Health Servs., Inc. v. Georgia Dep't of Med. Assistance, 439 S.E.2d 696 (Ga. Ct. App. 1993).

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ABC Home Health Servs., Inc. v. Georgia Dep't of Med. Assistance, 439 S.E.2d 696 (Ga. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “Thus, as related to the providers, it simply retained authority to license and inspect them for health, safety, and the other concerns listed in OCGA § 31-7-153. Otherwise, DMA succeeded to all the rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and administrative orders of DHR…”

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