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O.C.G.A. § 31-6-1 Declaration of policy
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The policy of this state and the purposes of this chapter are to ensure access to quality health care services and to ensure that health care services and facilities are developed in an orderly and economical manner and are made available to all citizens and that only those healt…
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Ambulatory surgical center or obstetrical facility’’ means a public or private facility, not a part of a hospital, which provides surgical or obstetrical treatment performed under general or regional anesthesia in an operating room environ…
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-3 ‘‘Medical use rights’’ defined; limitations
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘medical use rights’’ means rights or interests in real property in which the owner of the property has agreed not to sell or lease such real property for identified medical uses or purposes. (b) It shall be unlawful for any health care…
O.C.G.A. § 31-6-21 Department of Community Health functions and powers
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(a) The Department of Community Health, established under Chapter 2 of this title, is authorized to administer the certificate of need program established under this chapter and, within the appropriations made available to the department by the General Assembly of Georgia and con…