Georgia Administrative Code

The name of this program is the Georgia Community Development Block Grant Program for Non-Entitlement Communities.

(1) State Law: The statutory basis for this program under state law is the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Code Section 50-8-8. (2) Federal Law: This program is funded by federal funds authorized by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. Federal implem…

(1) The Georgia Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides grants to eligible units of general purpose local government to undertake community development activities eligible under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. (2) The objective of …

(1) Maximum Grant Amounts: The maximum grant amounts are as follows: (a) Regular Competition, Single Activity: $500,000 (b) Regular Competition, Multi-Activity: $800,000 (c) Immediate Threat and Danger Program: $50,000 (d) Employment Incentive Program: $500,000 (e) Redevelopment …

Eligible recipients of CDBG grants are limited to units of general purpose local government, excluding those cities and counties participating in the urban counties or metropolitan cities "CDBG Entitlement Program" of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(1) Criteria for Award: Regular Annual Competition: Single and Multi-Activity applications will be rated separately to address points for feasibility and strategy. Demographic scores will be calculated separately for cities and counties. For purposes of calculating the demographi…

(1) General Application Requirements: (a) An applicant must include sufficient information in the application to permit DCA to evaluate the application against the various rating and selection factors. All applications must be submitted on application forms provided by DCA. (b) S…

(1) Authority for Regulations. O.C.G.A. § 48-7-40, § 48-7-40.1, § 48-7-40.23, and § 36-625.1. (2) Administrative Agencies. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the Georgia Department of Revenue have been designated as the responsible agencies within the State of …

(1) Timetable and Effective Dates for Designation of Tier Status of Georgia Counties/Designation of Less Developed Census Tract Areas. Using the most current data available from the Department of Labor and the United States Department of Commerce, the commissioner of community af…

(1) Eligibility for Job Tax Credit for Net New Jobs Created in Year One. Provided that all the provisions of these regulations are met, business enterprises in counties currently designated as tier 1 counties or less developed census tract areas shall be allowed a job tax credit …

In these rules, unless the content otherwise requires, the terms set forth, herein shall mean the following; (1) "Department" means the Department of Community Health, any division, section, or unit of the Department, and any agency attached to the Department for administrative p…

(1) Form of Petition. Each petition for promulgation, amendment, or repeal of rules made pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 50-13-9 shall be submitted in writing to the Department's Commissioner and General Counsel. The petition shall include: (a) The name, address, telephone number, and ema…

(1) "Lobbyist" shall have the meaning given in O.C.G.A. § 21-5-70(6) as it presently exists or as it may hereafter be amended. In addition, for the purpose of these regulations, the term shall also be deemed to include: (a) any person who, for compensation, either individually or…

(1) All current or prospective vendors who employ, retain, or associate one or more lobbyists shall require such lobbyists to register with the State Ethics Commission in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotate…

(1) All current or prospective vendors who submit a bid, response to request for proposals, or any response to any other procurement method, shall certify: (a) that the vendor has not employed, retained, or associated one or more lobbyists required to register with the State Ethi…

(1) The registration of lobbyists as required by these regulations shall be made on forms prescribed by and in the manner prescribed by the State Ethics Commission. (2) The disclosures required of lobbyists by these regulations shall be made on forms prescribed by and in the mann…

(1) "Board" means the Board of Community Health, the body created under O.C.G.A. § 31-2-3, appointed by the Governor, that establishes the general policy to be followed by the Department of Community Health. (2) "Certificate of Need Appeal Panel" or "appeal panel" means the panel…

(1) The Department is authorized to administer the health planning and Certificate of Need programs established under O.C.G.A. § 31-6 et seq. and a state health plan approved by the Board. The Department shall review and update the state health plan at least every five years begi…

As used in these Rules, the term: (1) "Acquisition of an existing health care facility" means to come into possession or control of a health care facility by purchase, gift, merger of corporations, lease, purchase of stock, inheritance, or by any other legal means. (2) "Acquisiti…

(1) Purpose. The purpose of the Certificate of Need evaluation process is to ensure that adequate health care services and facilities are developed in an orderly and economical manner and are made available to all Georgians and that only those health care services that are found …

The following shall not be subject to Certificate of Need review and shall be exempted from the provisions of these Rules regarding Certificate of Need Review except as otherwise provided: (1) infirmaries operated by educational institutions for the sole and exclusive benefit of …

The availability of accurate, current data is critical for adequate health planning and for the review process. Therefore, all inpatient and outpatient health care facilities and services subject to Certificate of Need review will be required to provide complete and accurate data…

(1) Revocation (a) In the event that the Department has cause to consider revocation of a Certificate, in whole or in part, the Department shall provide notice to the holder of the Certificate and shall hold a hearing to determine whether the holder has: 1. Intentionally provided…

(1) Letter of Intent. Beginning July 15, 2008, all persons who wish to submit an application for a Certificate of Need for a new institutional health service or health ca re facility, as provided in O.C.G.A. § 31-6-40(a) and (b), must submit a letter of intent notifying the Depar…

(1) Beginning of Review Process. (a) When an application is deemed by the Department to be complete, the Department shall provide written notice to the applicant of the completeness of the application and the schedule for review. The Department shall provide similar notice to a n…

(1) Batching Review Process (a) Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 31-6-43(e), the Department may limit the time periods during which it will accept applications for the following health care facilities and/or services: skilled nursing facilities; intermediate care facilities; home health ag…

(1) General Considerations. The burden of proof for producing information and evidence that an application is consistent with the applicable considerations and review policies, which follow, shall be on the applicant. In conducting review and making findings for Certificates of N…

(1) General Provisions Relating to Determinations (a) Determinations are conclusions of the Department that are based on specific facts and are limited to the specific issues addressed in the request for determination, as applicable. Therefore, the conclusions of a specific deter…

(1) The Department has adopted the following service-specific requirements and review considerations: (a) Acute Care and Acute Care-Related Rules: 1. Short-Stay General Hospital Services, Ga. Comp. R. & Regs., r. ; 2. Adult Cardiac Catheterization Services, Ga. Comp. R. & Regs., …

(1) Applicability. (a) A Certificate of Need will be required prior to the establishment of a new hospital, replacement of an existing hospital, or expansion of an existing hospital. (b) The provisions in these Rules do not apply to the following situations: 1. bed replacements i…

(1) Applicability. (a) For Certificate of Need purposes, Adult Cardiac Catheterization Services is classified as a specialized service and is defined as a new institutional health service which must be delivered in a permanently fixed location in either an acute care hospital or …

(1) Applicability. A Certificate of Need will be required prior to the establishment of a new or, subject to certain stipulations, expanded adult open heart surgical service. (2) Definitions. (a) "Adult" means persons 15 years of age and over. (b) "Authorized service" means an ad…

(1) Definitions. (a) "Authorized service" means a pediatric cardiac catheterization service or pediatric cardiac surgery service that is either existing or approved. An existing service is an authorized service that has become operational, and an approved service is an authorized…

(1) Applicability. For Certificate of Need purposes, Basic Perinatal Services, Neonatal Intermediate Care Services (Specialty/Level II), and Neonatal Intensive Care Services (Subspecialty/Level III) shall be defined as new institutional health services. (2) Definitions. (a) "Basi…