Section 43-12A-7. Issuance and renewal of license

   (a) The department shall issue a license certificate to each provider center operator when such person has met the qualifications required under this chapter. Each provider center shall be required to have a separate license for each location, but mobile units operating out of a particular licensed location need not be separately licensed.

(b) All licenses issued to operators of provider centers pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for four years from the date of issuance unless sooner canceled, suspended, or revoked under Code Section 43-12A-8. All licenses shall be renewed through the department as provided in subsection (d) of this Code section and shall be valid for four years from the date of renewal.

(c) The license of each provider center operator may be renewed subject to the same conditions as the original license and upon payment of a fee of $100.00.

(d) All applications for renewal of a provider center operator's license shall be on a form prescribed by the department and must be filed with the department not more than 60 days nor fewer than ten days preceding the expiration date of the license to be renewed.

Code 1981, § 43-12A-7, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 439, § 1/HB 276.