HFR Laws & Regulations

The official rules for the following programs are on record with the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office at http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/. All files posted in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.  Please note that where PDF versions of the rules are provided on this web site, they are unofficial copies of the rules that have been reformatted and compiled for the convenience of the public by Department of Community Health. More PDF copies of the rules will be posted at a later date.

• Adult Day Centers, Chapter 111-8-1 -- Posted 01/29/15
• Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Chapter 111-8-4 - Posted 03/13/13
• Anatomical Gifts, Chapter 111-8-5 - Posted 03/13/13
• Assisted Living Communities (25 or more residents), Chapter 111-8-63 - Updated 11/22/21
• Birth Centers,  Chapter 111-8-7 - Posted 10/29/20
• Birthing Centers
• Blood Labeling, Chapter 111-8-9 - Posted 03/13/13
• Community Living Arrangements - Updated 02/16/16
• Criminal Background Checks - Posted 8/21/19
• Disaster Preparedness Plans, Chapter 111-8-16 - Updated 6/6/18
• Disaster Preparedness Plans, Chapter 111-8-16 - Posted 11/12/20
• Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs, Chapter 111-8-19 - Posted 10/29/13
• End Stage Renal Disease Facilities, Chapter 111-8-22 - Posted 5/7/17
• Enforcement of General Licensing and Enforcement Requirements; Chapter 111-8-25  - Updated 08/11/21
• Eye Banks, Chapter 111-8-28 - Updated 04/19/13
• Health Maintenance Organizations
• Health Maintenance Organizations, Chapter 111-8-29 - Posted 10/29/20
• Home Health Agencies, Chapter 111-8-31 - Updated 04/19/13
• Hospices  - Updated 03/19/20
• Hospitals, Chapter 111-8-40 - Updated 05/19/14
• Hospital Transparency, Chapter 111-8-42 - Posted 1/13/20
• Intermediate Care Homes  - Updated 02/28/17
• Laser Radiation, Chapter 111-8-91 - Posted 10/29/20
• Licensure Clinical Laboratories, Chapter 111-8-10 - Posted 03/13/13
• Laboratory Rule Update - NEW - Posted 07/01/21
• Long-Term Care Facilities: Residents’ Bill of Rights, Chapter 111-8-50 - Updated 04/19/13
• Narcotic Treatment Programs, Chapter 111-8-53 - Updated 04/03/18
• Nursing Homes, Chapter 111-8-56 - Updated 02/28/17
• Personal Care Homes, Chapter 111-8-62  - Updated 11/17/21
• Private Home Care Providers, Chapter 111-8-65 - Updated 04/19/13
• Proxy Caregivers Used in Licensed Healthcare Facilities, Chapter 111-8-100, effective May 2018  - Updated 5/30/18
• Residential Mental Health Facilities For Children And Youth, Chapter 111-8-68
• Traumatic Brain Injury Facilities, Chapter 118-8-71 - Updated 10/29/13
• X-Ray - Updated 01/27/16
• X-Ray, Chapter 111-8-90 - Posted 10/29/20

Interpretive Guidelines, FAQs and Other Resources

• Assisted Living Communities Interpretive Guidelines  - Updated 07/22/13
• Frequently Asked Questions Re: Assisted Living Communities
• Personal Care Homes Interpretive Guidelines - Posted 07/18/13

• Proxy Caregivers
  • Medication Adminstration Training Curriculum - Posted 6/4/2018
  • Plan of Care - Posted 10/25/18
  • Skills Competency Checklist for Insulin by Syringe - Posted 5/30/18
  • Signature Page for Non-Medication Health Maintenance Activities - Posted 5/30/18
  • Informed Consent - Posted 5/30/18
  • Skills Competency Checklist for Insulin by Pen - Posted 10/25/18
  • Medication Administration Skills Competency Checklist - Posted 10/25/18