Georgia § 26-5-22 - Annual on-site inspections of narcotic treatment programs.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 26-5-22 — Annual on-site inspections of narcotic treatment programs., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-5-22. Annual on-site inspections of narcotic treatment programs.
The authorized department shall conduct an annual on-site inspection of each narcotic treatment program licensed in this state. Such inspection shall include, but shall not be limited to, the premises, staff, persons in care, and documents pertinent to the continued licensing of such narcotic treatment program so that the department may determine whether a provider is operating in compliance with licensing requirements. (Code 1981, § 26-5-22 , enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 319, § 5-1/HB 249; Ga. L. 2018, p. 1112, § 26/SB 365.) Effective date. - This Code section became effective July 1, 2017. The 2018 amendment, effective May 8, 2018, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in the first sentence of this Code section. Law reviews. - For article on the 2017 enactment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 143 (2017).
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