History. Code 1981, § 31-7-353 , enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 806, § 3; Ga. L. 2018, p. 611, § 1-4/SB 406; Ga. L. 2019, p. 308, § 1/HB 91; Ga. L. 2019, p. 1056, § 31/SB 52.
The 2018 amendment, effective October 1, 2019, rewrote this Code section.
The 2019 amendments.
The first 2019 amendment, effective October 1, 2019, in subsection (a), substituted “owner and each applicant” for “owner, applicant,” near the middle of the second sentence and added the third sentence; added the third sentence in subsection (b); substituted “records” for “record” near the middle of the first sentence in subsection (c); and added subsection (f). The second 2019 amendment, effective May 12, 2019, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “records check application” for “record check application” in the first sentence of subsection (c).
Cross references.
Equal protection, U.S. Const., amend. 14 and Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. II.
Editor’s notes.
This Code section formerly pertained to a request for criminal record check and employment application form notice. This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1995, p. 570, § 1 and was repealed by Ga. L. 2018, p. 611, § 1-4/SB 406, effective October 1, 2019.
Law reviews.
For note on the 2001 enactment of this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 153 (2001).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities
Article 14 - Georgia Long-Term Care Background Check Program
§ 31-7-350. Short Title; Purpose
§ 31-7-352. Registry Check Required; Validation of Licensing
§ 31-7-356. Facility’s Failure to Comply With Provisions; Penalty
§ 31-7-357. Required Notice on Application Form
§ 31-7-358. License Revocation or Withholding; Additional Requirements
§ 31-7-359. Liability for Civil Damages; Sovereign Immunity Not Waived
§ 31-7-360. Rules and Regulations
§ 31-7-361. Transfer of Responsibilities, Rights, and Personnel Between Departments