Section 31-7-350 - Short title; purpose(a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Long-term Care Background Check Program."(b) The purpose of this article is to establish the minimum standards for the Georgia Long-term Care Background Check Program for conducting criminal background checks of owners, applicants for employment, and direct access employees at certain facilities.Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 420,§ 1-4, eff. 10/1/2019.Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 132,§ 3-4, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 709,§ VIII-8-13, eff. 7/1/2012.Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 255, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.