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Emergency Preparedness and Response Division works to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all Georgians.
The Division of Financial Management represents the financial interests of the Department. It is comprised of the Office of Planning and Fiscal Analyses, Financial and Accounting Services, Reimbursement Services and the Budget Office.
The General Counsel Division provides overall guidance and direction for the operations of the Division; drafts and reviews procurement documents; provides legal services for all aspects of the State Health Benefit Plans; develops policies and procedures for compliance with federal and state privacy and public records requirements; drafts rules, regulations and policies for consideration by the Board of Community Health; and provides staff support for the Health Planning Review Board. Also contains the Certificate of Need Section and Division of Health Planning.
Healthcare Facility Regulation is responsible for protecting the residence of Georgia by ensuring the highest quality of health care and safety through professional standards regulation.
Information Technology is responsible for promoting project management standards throughout DCH. The Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) unit supports the various systems used for the processing, collecting, analyzing and reporting of information needed to support all Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids claim payment functions
The Office of Inspector General is responsible for DCH’s efforts to detect, prevent and investigate fraud and abuse in Medicaid, PeachCare for Kids™ and the State Health Benefit Plan.
The Division of Medical Assistance Plans administers the Medicaid program, which provides health care for children, pregnant women, and people who are aging, blind and disabled.
The Operations Division consists of the Office of Vendor and Grant Management, Human Resources, Support Services, the Office of Health Policy and Strategy, and the Department’s five Health Improvement Programs, which are the Office of Minority Health, the Office of Women’s Health, the Georgia Commission on Men’s Health, the Georgia Volunteers in Health Care program and the State Office of Rural Health.
The Division of Public Health (DPH) is responsible for disease control and prevention, the reduction of avoidable injury-related deaths and disabilities, and the promotion of healthy lifestyles.
The State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) provides health insurance coverage to state employees, school system employees, retirees and their dependents. The Georgia Department of Community Health's Public Employee Health Benefits Division is responsible for day-to-day operations.