Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-16-.02 - Exemptions

The following facilities are exempt from these rules and regulations:

(a) Facilities classified and licensed by the Department as: "Family Personal Care Homes", "Freestanding Emergency Care Centers", "Home Health Agencies", and "Specimen Collection Center" or "Health Testing Facilities."

(b) Institutions operated exclusively by the federal government or by any of its agencies.

(c) Public health services operated by the state, its counties or municipalities.

(d) Health care facilities, other than nursing homes, which are certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for participation in the Medicare program. All licensed nursing homes shall remain subject to these rules.

(e) Any health care facility accredited by a CMS-approved Accreditation Organization (AO), as long as the facility's accreditation status is maintained. Facilities losing accreditation shall immediately be subject to these rules.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-16-.02

O.C.G.A. §§ 31-2-4 (1982 Supp); 31-7, Article 1.

Original Rule entitled "Exemptions" adopted. F. Sep. 9, 2013; eff. Sept. 29, 2013. Amended: F. Mar. 19, 2018; eff. Apr. 8, 2018. Amended: F. Oct. 19, 2020; eff. Nov. 8, 2020.