Georgia Code
Article 3 - Certificate of Need Program
§ 31-6-46. Annual Report by Department

The department shall prepare and submit an annual report to the board and to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Senate and the Health and Human Services Committee of the House of Representatives about its operations and decisions for the preceding 12 month period, not later than 30 days prior to each convening of the General Assembly in regular session. Either committee may request any additional reports or information, including decisions, from the department at any time, including a period in which the General Assembly is not in regular session. The annual report shall include information and updates relating to the state health plan and the certificate of need program and an annual analysis of proactive and prospective approaches to need methodologies and access to health care services. The annual report shall include information for Georgia’s congressional delegation which highlights issues regarding federal laws and regulations influencing Medicaid and medicare, insurance and related tax laws, and long-term health care.
History. Code 1981, § 31-6-46 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1566, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 31; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 22; Ga. L. 2005, p. 48, § 2/HB 309; 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.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 31 - Health

Chapter 6 - State Health Planning and Development

Article 3 - Certificate of Need Program

§ 31-6-40. Certificate of Need Required for New Institutional Health Services; Exemption

§ 31-6-40.1. Acquisition of Health Care Facilities; Penalty for Failure to Notify Department; Limitation on Applications; Agreement to Care for Indigent Patients; Requirements for Destination Cancer Hospitals; Notice and Hearing Provisions for Penalt...

§ 31-6-40.2. New Perinatal Services

§ 31-6-40.3. Conversion of Destination Cancer Hospital to General Cancer Hospital; Procedure; Requirements

§ 31-6-41. Scope and Term of Validity of Certificate

§ 31-6-42. Qualifications for Issuance of Certificate

§ 31-6-42.1. Payment of Obligations Prior to Granting or Modifying a Certificate of Need

§ 31-6-43. Acceptance or Rejection of Application for Certificate

§ 31-6-44. Certificate of Need Appeal Panel

§ 31-6-44.1. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] Judicial Review

§ 31-6-44.1. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Judicial Review

§ 31-6-45. Revocation of Certificate of Need; Enforcement of Chapter; Regulatory Investigations and Examinations

§ 31-6-45.1. Automatic Revocation of Certificate of Need or Authority

§ 31-6-45.2. Participation as Medicaid Provider Requirement; Termination by Health Care Facility of Participation as Provider of Medical Assistance; Monetary Penalty

§ 31-6-46. Annual Report by Department

§ 31-6-47. Exemptions From Chapter

§ 31-6-47.1. Prior Notice and Approval of Certain Activities

§ 31-6-48. Prior Entities Abolished; Transfer of Contractual Obligations

§ 31-6-49. Transitional Provisions

§ 31-6-50. Application of Review Procedures to Expenditures Under Section 1122 of the Federal Social Security Act