GEORGIA
Selling a home care or behavioral health business in Georgia
Georgia requires a certificate of need for new home health agencies but treats buying an existing agency as non-reviewable, licenses non-medical private home care providers separately, licenses behavior analysts, and covers ABA through Medicaid for members under 21.
Home care
Selling a home care agency in Georgia
- Licensing agency
- Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation
- Home health agencies
- Licensed under rule 111-8-31; certificate of need required for new agencies
- Acquisitions under CON
- Expansion through acquiring an existing agency is non-reviewable
- Non-medical home care
- Private home care provider (PHCP) permit, rule 111-8-65
Read the Georgia home care guide →
Behavioral health
Selling a behavioral health practice in Georgia
- Behavior analysts
- Licensed by the Georgia Behavior Analyst Licensing Board (HB 412)
- Medicaid ABA
- Autism treatment including ABA for members under 21 (EPSDT)
- Substance use treatment
- Drug abuse treatment and education program (DATEP) license
- DATEP change of ownership
- Application with executed closing documents signed by the prior owner
Read the Georgia behavioral health guide →
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