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O.C.G.A. § 31-7-353 — (Effective until October 1, 2019) Penalty for hiring applicant with criminal record | Georgia Code

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TITLE 31 HEALTH

Section 7. Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities, 31-7-1 through 31-7-412.

ARTICLE 14 NURSING HOMES EMPLOYEE RECORDS CHECKS

31-7-353. (Effective until October 1, 2019) Penalty for hiring applicant with criminal record.

A nursing home that hires an applicant for employment with a criminal record shall be liable for a civil monetary penalty in the amount of the lesser of $2,500.00 or $500.00 for each day that a violation of subsection (a) of Code Section 31-7-351 occurs. The daily civil monetary penalty shall be imposed only from the time the nursing home administrator knew or should have known that the nursing home has in its employ an individual with a criminal record and until the date such individual is terminated.

(Code 1981, §31-7-353, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 806, § 3.)

Cross references.

- Equal protection, U.S. Const., amend. 14 and Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. II.

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, "$2,500.00" was substituted for "$2500.00" in the first sentence.

Law reviews.

- For note on the 2001 enactment of this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 153 (2001).

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