Rule 290-9-2-.14 - Enforcement and Penalties(1) Plans of Correction. If the Department determines that either a Child-Placing Agency or a facility applying to become licensed as a Child-Placing Agency does not comply with the rules, the Department shall provide written notice specifying the rule(s) violated and setting a time for the Agency not to exceed ten (10) business days within which to file an acceptable written plan of correction where the Department has determined that an opportunity to correct is permissible. If such plan of correction is determined not acceptable to the Department because it does not adequately correct the identified violation, the Department will advise the Child-Placing Agency or facility applying to become licensed that the plan of correction is not acceptable. The Department may permit the Agency to submit a revised plan of correction. (a) The Agency shall comply with an accepted plan of correction.(b) Where the Department determines that either the Child-Placing Agency or the facility applying to become licensed as a Child-Placing Agency has not filed an acceptable plan of correction or has not complied with the accepted plan of correction, the Department may initiate an adverse action to enforce these rules.(2) All adverse actions to enforce the Rules and Regulations for Child-Placing Agencies shall be initiated in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Enforcement of Licensing Requirements, Chapter 290-1-6, and O.C.G.A. Sections 49-5-12 and 49-5-12.1, and Sections 49-5-60 et seq. and the requirements set forth herein.(3) Required Notifications for Revocations and Suspensions. The Agency shall notify each child's parents and/or legal guardians of the Department's actions to revoke the license or seek an emergency suspension of the Agency's license to operate. (a) The official notice of the revocation or emergency suspension action and any final resolution, together with the Department's complaint intake phone number and website address, shall be provided by the Agency to each current and prospective child's parents and/or legal guardians.(b) The Agency shall ensure the posting of the official notice at the Agency in an area that is visible to each child's parents and/or legal guardians.(c) The Agency shall ensure that the official notice continues to be visible to each child's parents and/or legal guardians throughout the pendency of the revocation and emergency suspension actions, including any appeals.(d) The Agency shall have posted in an area that is readily visible to each child's parents and/or legal guardians any inspection reports that are prepared by the Department during the pendency of any revocation or emergency suspension action.(e) It shall be a violation of these rules for the Agency to permit the removal or obliteration of any posted notices of revocation, emergency suspension action, resolution, or inspection survey during the pendency of any revocation or emergency suspension action.(f) The Department may post an official notice of the revocation or emergency suspension action on its website or share the notice of the revocation or emergency suspension action and any information pertaining thereto with any other agencies that may have an interest in the welfare of the children in care of the Agency.(g) The Department may suspend any requirements of these rules and the enforcement of any rules where the Governor of the State of Georgia has declared a public health emergency.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 290-9-2-.14
O.C.G.A. §§ 49-5-8, 49-5-12, 49-5-12.1.
Original Rule entitled "Severability of These Rules" adopted. F. Mar. 16, 2000; eff. Apr. 5, 2000.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. June 5, 2007; eff. June 25, 2007.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Enforcement and Penalties" adopted. F. Jan. 24, 2008; eff. Feb. 13, 2008.Amended: F. Feb. 28, 2024; eff. Mar. 19, 2024.