Georgia § 33-45-2 - Use of powers; providers or facilities charging an entrance fee.
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§ 33-45-2. Use of powers; providers or facilities charging an entrance fee.
For the purpose of enforcing the requirements of this chapter, the Commissioner and the department shall be authorized to use the powers granted in Chapters 1 and 2 of this title. A provider or facility which charges a resident an entrance fee for lodging in a residential unit and provides limited continuing care shall not call itself nor be considered a provider of continuing care, but such provider or facility shall otherwise be subject to the requirements imposed upon the providers and facilities regulated by this chapter; provided, however, that a facility that has received a certificate of authority and has been in conformance with the provisions of this chapter prior to July 1, 2011, may continue to call and present itself to the public as a provider of continuing care. (Code 1981, § 33-45-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1817, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 315, § 1/SB 166.)
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