TITLE 49 SOCIAL SERVICES

Section 6. Services for the Aging, 49-6-1 through 49-6-92.

ARTICLE 7 LICENSURE OF ADULT DAY CENTER

49-6-84. Authority of department; promulgation of rules and regulations; authority to issue or suspend licenses.

The department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement this article utilizing the public rule-making process to elicit input from consumers, providers, and advocates. The department is further authorized to issue, deny, suspend, or revoke licenses or take other enforcement actions against licensees or applicants as provided in Code Section 31-2-8. All rules and regulations and any enforcement actions initiated by the department shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."

(Code 1981, §49-6-84, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 298, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-56/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 4-7/HB 214.)

The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, substituted "Code Section 31-2-8" for "Code Section 31-2-11" in the second sentence of this Code section.