Georgia § 31-7-175 - Administration of article.
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§ 31-7-175. Administration of article.
The administration of this article is vested in the Department of Community Health which shall: Prepare and furnish all forms necessary under the provisions of this article in relation to the application for licensure or renewals thereof; After consultation with appropriate public interest groups, adopt rules within the standards of this article necessary to effect the purposes of this article; and Establish comprehensive rules and regulations for the licensure of hospices. Rules promulgated by the department shall include but not be limited to the following: The qualifications of professional and ancillary personnel in order to furnish adequate hospice care; Comprehensive standards for the organization and quality of patient care; Procedures for maintaining records; Comprehensive standards for inpatient facilities, to include specifications that the hospice retain primary responsibility for the coordination of inpatient hospice care; Provision for contractual arrangements for professional and ancillary hospice services; and Provisions for the imposition of administrative fines for any violations of any provisions of this article or of department rules or regulations. (Code 1981, § 31-7-175 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1317, § 2; Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 2-18/SB 433; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228.)
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