Georgia Code, Title 31, Chapter 44 - Renal Disease Facilities

• § 31-44-1 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means the Board of Community Health. (2) "Department" means the Department of Community Health. (3)...
• § 31-44-2 - Fees
  The board shall set fees imposed by this chapter in amounts reasonable and necessary to defray the costs of administering this chapter with due...
• § 31-44-3 - Adoption of Rules; Council Established; Terms of Councilmembers
  (a) The board shall adopt rules to implement this chapter, including but not limited to requirements for the issuance, renewal, denial, suspension, and revocation...
• § 31-44-4 - License Required
  Except as provided by Code Section 31-44-5, no person, business entity, corporation, or association may operate an end stage renal disease facility without a...
• § 31-44-5 - Exceptions to Licensing Requirement
  The following facilities are not required to be licensed under this chapter: (1) A hospital permitted under Chapter 7 of this title that provides...
• § 31-44-6 - Application for License; Fee; Evidence of Qualified Staff; Temporary Provisional License; Issuance of License; Renewability of License
  (a) An applicant for a license under this chapter must submit an application to the department on a form prescribed by the department.(b) Each...
• § 31-44-7 - Minimum Standards of Rules
  The rules adopted under Code Section 31-44-3 must contain minimum standards to protect the health and safety of a patient of an end stage...
• § 31-44-8 - Qualifications of Employees
  An end stage renal disease facility may not employ or have working in that facility as a dialysis or reuse technician anyone other than...
• § 31-44-9 - Minimum Standards for Curricula, Instructors, and Training
  The rules adopted by the board under Code Section 31-44-3 shall establish: (1) Minimum standards for the curricula and instructors used to train individuals...
• § 31-44-10 - Inspections
  (a) The department shall conduct periodic inspections of each end stage renal disease facility to verify compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under...
• § 31-44-11 - Authority of Department to Deal With Violations of This Chapter or Rules Adopted Thereunder
  (a) The department is authorized to issue, deny, suspend, or revoke a license issued under this chapter for a violation of this chapter or...
• § 31-44-12 - Deposit of Collected Penalties
  A civil or administrative penalty collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury to the general fund.
• § 31-44-13 - Temporary Management of Facilities
  (a) A person holding a controlling interest in an end stage renal disease facility may, at any time, request the department to assume the...
• § 31-44-14 - Action to Enjoin Operation of Facility
  The department may request that the Attorney General bring an action to enjoin either the continued operation of the facility or the closing of...
• § 31-44-15 - Fee of Temporary Manager
  (a) A temporary manager appointed under Code Section 31-44-13 or 31-44-14 is entitled to a reasonable fee as determined by the court. The fee...

Last modified: October 14, 2016