Rule 511-5-13-.03 - Designation(1) A perinatal facility seeking designation as a maternal or neonatal center shall submit a written application to the Department through an application process to be determined by the Department, and shall provide upon request such additional information, documents, or inspections as the Department may deem necessary.(2) A perinatal facility may apply for designation or re-designation as a maternal and a neonatal center or may apply for designation or re-designation separately as a maternal center or a neonatal center.(3) Designation shall be for a period of three years.(4) A designated facility shall be subject to periodic review by the Department and shall permit on-site inspection and submit data to the Department as may be required by the Department to evaluate whether the designated center has maintained compliance with the requirements of these rules or applicable statutes.(5) The Department may suspend or revoke a designation, after notice and hearing, if the Department determines that the perinatal facility is not in compliance with the requirements of these rules or applicable statutes.(6) The Department shall use the following notice and hearing procedures: 1. The Department shall provide written notice to the perinatal facility of any suspension or revocation taken pursuant to this regulation.2. All suspensions or revocations by the Department are effective twenty days after the perinatal facility's receipt of the Department's notice, unless the perinatal facility makes a timely request for a hearing. In the event a timely request for a hearing is received, the action shall become effective upon the Department's final decision.3. The perinatal facility may submit a written request for an administrative hearing on the suspension or revocation within twenty days from the date the perinatal facility receives the notice of suspension or revocation.4. The Department shall provide an administrative hearing on the suspension or revocation if the perinatal facility's written request is delivered to and received by the Department's Women's Health Program no later than twenty days from the date the perinatal facility receives the notice of suspension or revocation.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-5-13-.03
O.C.G.A. § 31-2A-50 through -57.
Original Rule entitled "Designation" adopted. F. Oct. 22, 2019; eff. Nov. 14, 2019, as specified by the Agency.