The department may deny any license applied for under this article that does not fulfill the minimum requirements which the department may prescribe by rules and regulations and may suspend or revoke a license which has been issued if an applicant or a licensee violates any of such rules and regulations; provided, however, that before any order is entered denying a license applied for or suspending or revoking a license previously granted, the applicant or license holder, as the case may be, shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing as provided for in Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.”
History. Ga. L. 1972, p. 714, § 16; Ga. L. 1985, p. 476, § 13; Ga. L. 2017, p. 307, § 3/SB 88.
The 2017 amendment, effective May 4, 2017, substituted “article” for “chapter” near the beginning of this Code section.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics
Chapter 5 - Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 26-5-4. Classification of Programs
§ 26-5-5. Promulgation of Minimum Standards of Quality and Services for Each Class of Programs
§ 26-5-6. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
§ 26-5-8. Application for License
§ 26-5-9. Provisional Licenses
§ 26-5-10. Issuance of License; Revocation or Suspension
§ 26-5-11. Conditions for Issuance of License; Nontransferability
§ 26-5-12. Records of Drug Dependent Persons Treated or Advised
§ 26-5-13. Inspection of Programs
§ 26-5-14. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses
§ 26-5-15. Notice of Proposed Denial, Suspension, or Revocation; Hearing
§ 26-5-16. Applicability of “Georgia Administrative Procedure act.”
§ 26-5-17. Confidentiality of Records, Names, and Communications
§ 26-5-18. Injunctions; Nuisances per Se
§ 26-5-20. Priority Admissions Policy for Drug Dependent Pregnant Females
§ 26-5-22. Annual On-Site Inspections of Narcotic Treatment Programs