Rule 111-8-1-.26 - Inspections by Department Staff(1) The Department is authorized and empowered to conduct complaint investigations and periodic on-site inspections of any center when determined necessary.(2) Prior to licensure and periodically thereafter, the Department shall inspect each adult day center to ensure that the center is providing adequate care to its participants and is in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations.(3) An application for a license or the issuance of a license by the Department constitutes consent by the applicant, the proposed holder of the license and the owner of the premises for the Department's representative, after displaying proper identification to any center staff, to enter the premises at any time during operating hours for the purpose of inspecting the center to determine compliance with these rules. (a) The adult day center staff, facilities, and participants shall be accessible during all hours of operation to properly identified representatives of the Department for inspections and investigations relating to the adult day center's license.(b) For the purposes of any inspection, investigation, or survey conducted by the Department, the adult day center shall provide to properly identified representatives of the Department meaningful access to all books, records, papers, or other information related to the licensing of the adult day center.(4) Knowingly making any verbal or written false statement of material fact in connection with any inspection or investigation or supplying false or misleading information is grounds for denial or revocation of a license.(5) The Department may exempt a center from periodic inspections if such center has been certified or accredited by an entity recognized and approved by the Department if such entity uses standards that are substantially similar to those established by the Department. A center seeking exemption from inspection shall be required to submit to the Department documentation of certification or accreditation, including a copy of its most recent certification or accreditation inspection report, which shall be maintained by the Department as a public record.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-1-.26
O.C.G.A. § 49-6-85.
Original Rule entitled "Inspections by Department Staff" adopted. F. Dec. 18, 2014; eff. Jan. 7, 2015.