Transitional provisions

All matters transferred to the Health Planning Agency by the previously existing provisions of this Code section and that are in effect on June 30, 1999, shall automatically be transferred to the Department of Community Health on July 1, 1999. All matters of the Health Planning Review Board that are pending on June 30, 2008, shall automatically be transferred to the Certificate of Need Appeal Panel established pursuant to Code Section 31-6-44. History. — Code 1981, § 31-6-49, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1566, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 31; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 8; Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 1-1/SB 433. Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 3-1/SB 433, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section shall only apply to applications submitted on or after July 1, 2008.