A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to adult residential mental health services licensing, so as to extend grace periods applicable to the Department of Community Health, including creation and promulgation of rules and regulations and the issuance of a one-time provisional license; to extend the grace period for adult residential mental health programs to obtain licensure and the time during which they may continue to operate before being deemed an "unlicensed adult residential mental health program"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Statutes affected:
LC 54 0304/a: 37-3-205, 37-3-206, 37-3-208.1, 37-3-215
LC 54 0348S/hs: 37-3-205, 37-3-206, 37-3-208.1, 37-3-215
LC 54 0348S/hcs: 37-3-205, 37-3-206, 37-3-208.1, 37-3-215
HB 1083/AP*: 37-3-205, 37-3-206, 37-3-208.1, 37-3-215