The department shall periodically inspect each hospice for which a license has been issued to ensure that the licensee is providing quality care to its patients; provided, however, that a hospice shall be exempt from additional on-site licensure inspection if certified in accordance with federal regulations governing hospices.
(Code 1981, §31-7-178, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1317, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 31.)