Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. dept. 111, ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through October 29, 2024
ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY

The Administrative History following each Rule gives the date on which the Rule was originally filed and its effective date, as well as the date on which any amendment or repeal was filed and its effective date. Principal abbreviations used in the Administrative History are as follows:

f. - filed

eff. - effective

R. - Rule (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control number)

Ch. - Chapter (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control number)

ER. - Emergency Rule

Rev. - Revised

Note: Emergency Rules are listed in each Rule's Administrative History by Emergency Rule number, date filed and effective date. The Emergency Rule will be in effect for 120 days or until the effective date of a permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this Emergency Rule is adopted, as specified by the Agency.

Chapter 111-1-2 entitled "Vendor Relationships" has been adopted. Filed January 21, 2004; effective February 10, 2004.

Chapter 111-3-8 entitled "Estate Recovery" has been adopted. Filed July 16, 2004; effective August 5, 2004.

Rules 111-3-8-.01 to .04, and .08 have been amended. Filed August 17, 2004; effective September 6, 2004.

Chapters 111-2-1 entitled "Administration", 111-2-2 entitled "Certificate of Need", 111-2-3 entitled "Patient's Right to Independent Review", and 111-2-4 entitled "Rural Hospital Assistance Act" have been adopted. Filed December 16, 2004; effective January 5, 2005.

Rule 111-2-2-.21 has been amended. Chapter 111-4-1 entitled "State Health Benefit Plan" has been adopted. Filed April 18, 2005; effective May 8, 2005.

Emergency Rule 111-4-1-0.1-.03 and .06 adopted. Filed June 13, 2005; effective June 16, 2005, as specified by the Agency, to be in effect for 120 days or until the effective date of a permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this Emergency rule is adopted, as specified by the Agency. This Emergency Rule was adopted to insure all subscribers were aware of the requirement to reenroll electronically for the State Health Insurance Plan. (This Emergency Rule will not be published; copies may be obtained from the Agency.)

Rule 111-3-8-.07 has been amended. Rules 111-4-1-.03 and .06 have been amended superseding Emergency Rule 111-4-1-0.1-.03 and .06. Filed September 15, 2005; effective October 5, 2005.

Rules 111-2-2-.36 and .43 has been adopted. Filed November 17, 2005; effective December 7, 2005.

Chapter 111-3-6 entitled "Indigent Care Trust Fund" has been adopted. Filed May 31, 2006; effective June 20, 2006.

Chapter 111-5-1 entitled "Georgia Volunteer Health Care Program" has been adopted. Filed June 13, 2006; effective July 3, 2006.

Rules 111-2-2-.06 and .10 have been amended. Filed August 28, 2006; effective September 17, 2006.

Rules 111-4-1-.02, and .07 have been amended. Filed September 26, 2006; effective October 16, 2006.

Chapter 111-3-8 has been amended. Filed October 19, 2006; effective November 8, 2006.

Rules 111-2-2-.26, .34 to .36 have been amended. Filed November 22, 2006; effective December 12, 2006.

Chapter 111-4-1 has been repealed and a new Chapter adopted. Filed January 22, 2007; effective February 11, 2007.

Rules 111-4-1-.02, 111-4-1-.04 to 111-4-1-.06 have been amended. Filed May 25, 2007; effective June 14, 2007.

Rule 111-4-1-.10 has been amended. Filed September 28, 2007; effective October 18, 2007.

Rule 111-4-1-.01 has been amended. Rule 111-4-1-.13 has been adopted. Filed October 15, 2007; effective November 4, 2007.

Rules 111-2-2-.07, .09, .33, and .34 have been amended. Filed November 13, 2007; effective December 3, 2007.

Rules 111-2-2-.11 and .40 have been amended. Filed December 14, 2007; effective January 3, 2008.

Rules 111-3-6-.01 and .03 have been amended. Filed March 3, 2008; effective March 23, 2008.

Rules 111-2-2-.41 and .42 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Rule 111-2-2-.43 has been repealed. Filed May 13, 2008; effective June 2, 2008.

Rules 111-4-1-.02, .04, and .10 have been amended. Filed August 20, 2008; effective September 9, 2008.

Rule 111-2-1-.01, .02, 111-2-2-.01, .03 to .11, .20, .21, .24, .31, .33, .34, and .40 have been amended. Filed September 11, 2008; effective October 1, 2008.

Rules 111-2-2-.10 and .20 have been amended. Filed November 14, 2008; effective December 4, 2008.

Rule 111-2-2-.07 has been amended. Filed January 21, 2009; effective February 10, 2009.

Rules 111-2-2-.03 and 111-4-1-.06 have been amended. Filed May 1, 2009; effective May 21, 2009.

Rules 111-5-1-.01, .02, .04 to .06, and .14 have been amended. Filed August 26, 2009; effective September 15, 2009.

Rule 111-4-1-.06 has been amended. Filed October 16, 2009; effective November 5, 2009.

Chapter 111-8-62 entitled "Personal Care Homes" has been adopted. Filed November 19, 2009; effective December 9, 2009.

Rule 111-2-2-.32 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed February 16, 2010; effective March 8, 2010.

Chapter 111-8-25 entitled "Enforcement of Licensing Requirements" has been adopted. Filed March 17, 2010; effective April 6, 2010.

Rules 111-4-1-.01, .02, .10, and .11 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Chapter 111-9-1 entitled "The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)" has been adopted. Filed April 14, 2010; effective May 4, 2010.

Chapter 111-8-25 entitled "General Licensing and Enforcement Requirements" containing Rules 111-5-25-.01, .02, .03, .05, and .06 have been repealed and new Rules and titles adopted. Chapter 111-8-68 entitled "Rules and Regulations for Residential Mental Health Facilities for Children and Youth" has been adopted. Filed July 14, 2010; effective August 3, 2010.

Rules 111-4-1-.01, 111-4-1-.02, 111-4-1-.04, 111-4-1-.05, and 111-4-1-.09 amended. F. Jan. 26, 2011; eff. Feb. 16, 2011.

Chapter 111-9-2 adopted. F. Jun. 10, 2011; eff. Jun. 30, 2011.

Chapter 111-8-100 adopted. F. Jul. 18, 2011; eff. Aug. 7, 2011.

Chapters 111-8 and 111-8-63 adopted. F. Dec. 13, 2011; eff. Jan. 2, 2012.

Rules 111-4-1-.01, .02, .04, .05, and .09 amended. F. Jan. 26, 2012; eff. Feb. 16, 2012.

Chapter 111-9-2 repealed (see Chapter 511-9-2). F. Dec. 14, 2011; eff. Jan. 3, 2012.

Chapter 111-9-1 repealed (see Chapter 511-8-1). F. Jan. 4, 2012; eff. Jan. 24, 2012.

Rules 111-4-1-.01, .02, .04, .06 amended. F. Jan. 17, 2012; eff. Feb 6, 2012.

Rule 111-8-25-.03 amended. F. Aug. 22, 2012; eff. Sep. 11, 2012.

Rules 111-8-62-.01 through 111-8-62-.34 amended. F. Dec. 19, 2012; eff. Jan. 8, 2013.

Chapters 111-8-4, 111-8-5, 111-8-9, 111-8-10, 111-8-22, 111-8-28, 111-8-31, 111-8-40, 111-8-50, 111-8-56, 111-8-65 adopted. F. Feb. 20, 2013; eff. Mar. 12, 2013.

Chapters 111-3-9 and 111-3-10 adopted. F. May 13, 2013; eff. Jun. 2, 2013.

Chapters 111-8-16, 111-8-19, 111-8-53, 111-8-71 adopted. F. Sep. 9, 2013; eff. Sep. 29, 2013.

Chapter 111-5-1 repealed (see Chapter 511-7-1). F. Sep. 20, 2013; eff. Oct. 10, 2013.

Chapter 111-8-1 adopted. F. Dec. 18, 2014; eff. Jan. 7, 2015.

Chapter 111-8-37 adopted. F. May 26, 2015; eff. June 15, 2015.

Rule 111-8-65-.03 amended. F. Mar. 17, 2016; eff. Apr. 6, 2016.

Chapter 111-8-47 entitled "Intermediate Care Homes" adopted. Rules 111-8-10-.03, .06, 111-8-56-.03, .19, 111-8-63-.24 amended. F. Jan. 27, 2017; eff. Feb. 16, 2017.

Rules 111-8-22-.09, .11, .12, .14 amended. F. May 9, 2017; eff. May 29, 2017.

Rules 111-8-53-.03, .05, .07 through .17, .19, .20 amended; Rule 111-8-53-.22 repealed and new rule adopted; Rule 111-8-53-.23 adopted. F. Feb. 15, 2018; eff. Mar. 7, 2018.

Rules 111-8-10-.03, 111-8-16-.01 through .03, 111-8-37-.18, 111-8-56-.10 amended. F. Mar. 19, 2018; eff. Apr. 8, 2018.

Note: Correction of typographical error in Rules 111-8-63-.03, .14, .16 History on SOS Rules and Regulations website. In accordance with Official Compilation Rules and Regulations of the Stare of Georgia, eff. Jan. 2, 2012, original filed date, "Dec. 13, 2012", corrected to "Dec. 13, 2011." Effective May 6, 2018.

Rules 111-8-62-.03, .08, .16; 111-8-63-.03, .14, .16; 111-8-100-.03, .04, .05 amended. F. Apr. 16, 2018; eff. May 6, 2018.

Rules 111-2-2-.01, .03 amended. F. Oct. 19, 2018; eff. Nov. 8, 2018.

Subject 111-8-12 entitled "Rules and Regulations for Criminal Background Checks" adopted. F. Aug. 14, 2019; eff. Sep. 3, 2019.

Subject 111-8-41 entitled "Rules and Regulations for Hospital Transparency" adopted. F. Dec. 12, 2019; eff. Jan. 1, 2020.

Rules 111-8-37-.07, .08, .11, .13, .21; 111-8-62-.03, .09, .11; 111-8-63-.03, .09, .10, .20 amended. F. Feb. 28, 2020; eff. Mar. 19, 2020.

Rules 111-3-8-.01 through .08 amended. F. Mar. 27, 2020; eff. Apr. 16, 2020.

Chapter 111-4, adoption of the title "State Health Benefit Plan," as filed by Agency after discovery that title was omitted in original filing. "Subjects 111-3-12 entitled "Rules and Regulations for Hospital Care for the Indigent," 111-8-7 entitled "Rules and Regulations for Birth Centers," 111-8-29 entitled "Rules and Regulations for Health Maintenance Organizations," 111-8-90 entitled "Rules and Regulations for X-Ray," 111-8-91 entitled "Rules and Regulations for Laser Radiation" adopted. F. Oct. 9, 2020; eff. Oct. 29, 2020.

Rules 111-8-16-.01, .02, .04 through .10 amended, Rule 111-8-16-.11 adopted. F. Oct. 19, 2020; eff. Nov. 8, 2020.

Rules 111-8-25-.02, .03, .05 amended. F. Apr. 16, 2021; eff. May 6, 2021.

Rules 111-8-62-.07 through .10, .13, .15, .17 through .20, .23; 111-8-63-.03, .05, .07 through .10, .17 through .19, .23, amended. F. Aug. 24, 2021; eff. Sep. 13, 2021.

Subject 111-8-13 entitled "Rules and Regulations for the Georgia Caregiver Registry" adopted. F. Nov. 30, 2021; eff. Dec. 20, 2021.

Rules 111-8-56-.01, .03, .04 amended. F. Dec. 29, 2021; eff. Jan. 18, 2022.

Subjects 111-2-1, 111-2-2 amended. F. Mar. 11, 2022; eff. Mar. 31, 2022.

Subject 111-3-11 entitled "Hospital Directed Payment Program" adopted. F. July 20, 2022; eff. Aug. 9, 2022.

Subject 111-3-14 entitled "Ambulance Provider Matching Payment Program" adopted. F. Aug. 15, 2022; eff. Sep. 4, 2022.

Rules 111-2-2-.07, 111-8-4-.24, 111-8-7-.22 amended. F. Oct. 14, 2022; eff. Nov. 3, 2022.

Note: Rules 111-2-2-.01 through .06, .08 through .11, .20 through .26, .30 through .36, .40, .41, .42, the incorrect version of the Rules was inadvertently filed (i.e., F. Mar. 11, 2022; eff. Mar. 31, 2022.) and appeared on the Rules and Regulations website April 28, 2022 through March 12, 2023. The correct version, as promulgated and adopted on March 10, 2022, was updated on the Rules and Regulations website March 13, 2023, the original filed and effective dates (i.e., F. Mar. 11, 2022; eff. Mar. 31, 2022) were retained, as requested by the Agency. Effective March 10, 2023.

Subject 111-2-3 repealed in its entirety; Rule 111-8-56-.20 amended. F. Mar. 10, 2023; eff. Mar. 30, 2023.

Subject 111-1-1 entitled "Regulations for Petition for Promulgation, Amendment, or Repeal of Rule" adopted; Rule 111-8-22-.06 amended. F. Mar. 15, 2023; eff. Apr. 4, 2023.

Rules 111-3-8-.05, 111-8-13-.05 amended. F. June 9, 2023; eff. June 29, 2023.

Note: Rule 111-2-2-.07, the incorrect version of the Rule was filed on October 14, 2022 (i.e., paragraph (2), "Department Review," was inadvertently omitted). The Rule in its entirety was updated on the Rules and Regulations website June 30, 2023, the original filed and effective dates (i.e., Oct 14, 2022; eff. Nov. 3, 2022.) were retained, as requested by the Agency. Effective June 30, 2023.

Rule 111-8-25-.05 amended. F. Sept. 22, 2023; eff. Oct. 12, 2023.

Rule 111-2-2-.20 amended. F. Feb. 14, 2024; eff. Mar. 5, 2024.

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