O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 31-7-193 (2019)

Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program

✓ 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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(a) There is established a state-wide Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program within the department.

(b) The purpose of the Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program shall be to maximize the effectiveness of palliative care initiatives in this state by ensuring that comprehensive and accurate information and education about palliative care is available to the public, health care providers, and health care facilities.

(c) The department shall publish on its website information and resources, including links to external resources, about palliative care for the public, health care providers, and health care facilities. This shall include, but not be limited to, continuing educational opportunities for health care providers; information about palliative care delivery in the home, primary, secondary, and tertiary environments; best practices for palliative care delivery; and consumer educational materials and referral information for palliative care, including hospice.

(d) The department shall consult with the Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council in implementing this Code section.

History

Code 1981, § 31-7-193, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 155, § 1/HB 509.

ARTICLE 11 FACILITY LICENSING AND EMPLOYEE RECORDS CHECKS

Annotations

Cross references. - Records check requirements for licensing of personal care homes, private home care providers, community living arrangements, and child welfare agencies, § 49-2-14.1. Editor’s notes. - Ga. L. 2018, p. 611, § 1-3/SB 406 provides for the repeal of this article effective October 1, 2019.

Administrative rules and regulations. - Schedule of fees for fingerprint

records check, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Human Services, Administration, Chapter 290-1-5. Enforcement of licensing requirements, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Human Services, Administration, Chapter 290-1-6.