Georgia Code, Title 31, Chapter 7, Article 7 - Home Health Agencies

• § 31-7-150 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Branch office" means a location or site, identified in the application or endorsement thereto, from which...
• § 31-7-151 - License Required; License May Not Be Transferred But May Be Suspended or Revoked
  No person, private or public organization, political subdivision, or other governmental agency may operate a home health agency as defined in Code Section 31-7-150...
• § 31-7-152 - Application for License
  Any person, organization, or agency desiring to operate a home health agency shall file with the department an application on a form prescribed, prepared,...
• § 31-7-153 - Standards for Patient Care and Agency Operation; Regulations As to Issuance, Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses; Hearings
  The department shall promulgate regulations which define standards for the care, treatment, health, safety, welfare, and comfort of patients served by home health agencies...
• § 31-7-154 - Inspections
  Each home health agency for which a license has been issued shall be periodically inspected by an authorized representative of the department. Such inspections...
• § 31-7-155 - Certificates of Need for New Service or Extending Service Area; Exemption From Certificate
  (a) No home health agency initiating service or extending the range of its service area shall be licensed unless the department determines, in accordance...
• § 31-7-156 - Fee System for Services Under This Article
  The department is authorized to establish by standards and policies a fee system which will be applied to all services under this article in...
• § 31-7-157 - Exemptions From Article
  This article shall not apply to services which are provided under the following conditions: (1) Personal or paraprofessional health services provided either with or...
• § 31-7-158 - Penalties for Unlicensed Operation
  Any person who operates a home health agency without first obtaining a license pursuant to this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor...
• § 31-7-159 - Licensure and Regulation of Home Health Agencies Transferred to Department of Community Health
  (a) Effective July 1, 2009, all matters relating to the licensure and regulation of home health agencies pursuant to this article shall be transferred...

Last modified: October 14, 2016