Article 5. RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES FOR THE ELDERLY AUTHORITIES  


§ 31-7-110. Short title
§ 31-7-111. Findings; declaration of policy
§ 31-7-112. Definitions
§ 31-7-113. Creation of Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Authority in each county and municipality; board of directors
§ 31-7-114. Powers of authorities
§ 31-7-115. Lease or sale of projects
§ 31-7-116. Provisions contained in obligations and security for obligations; procedures for issuance of bonds and bond anticipation notes; interest rates; limitations and conditions
§ 31-7-117. Liability for bonds or other obligations
§ 31-7-118. Exemption from taxation
§ 31-7-119. Holding moneys as trust funds; pledges for payment of bonds
§ 31-7-120. Construction of article

REFS & ANNOS

TITLE 31 Chapter 7 Article 5 NOTE

CROSS REFERENCES. --Protection of disabled adults and elder persons, T. 30, C. 5. Licensing of nursing home administrators, T. 43, C. 27. Exemptions from law regarding public officials' conflicts of interest relating to Medicaid and Medicare payments, § 45-10-25. Provision by Department of Human Resources (now the Department of Community Health for these purposes) of adult day center services for the aging, T. 49, C. 6.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS. --Nursing homes, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Human Resources, Public Health, Chapter 290-5-8.
 
LAW REVIEWS. --For article, "Tax-exempt Financing of Housing for the Elderly in Georgia," see 17 Ga. St. B.J. 41 (1980).
   For note, procedural requirements for public approval of tax-exempt industrial development bonds under TEFRA, 19 Ga. St. B.J. 84 (1982).
 
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
 
CONSTRUCTION WITH HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES LAW. --The Hospital Authorities Law, O.C.G.A. § 31-7-70 et seq., and the Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Authorities Act, O.C.G.A. § 31-7-110 et seq., should not be viewed as mutually exclusive and may be harmonized. 1984 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U84-9.
   While both the Hospital Authorities Law, O.C.G.A. § 31-7-70 et seq., and the Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Authorities Act, O.C.G.A. § 31-7-110 et seq., allow either authority to acquire or build a facility, a Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Authority, as opposed to a Hospital Authority, may not operate a facility. 1984 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U84-9.