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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) In order to be considered for a grant under this article, each direct client service provider shall:
(1) Be a nonprofit organization incorporated in this state with a tax-exempt status pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(2) Have a primary mission of promoting healthy pregnancy and childbirth;
(3) Have a system of financial accountability consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, including an annual budget;
(4) Have a board that hires and supervises a director who manages the organization's operations;
(5) Have provided pregnancy support services for a minimum of one year;
(6) Offer, at a minimum, pregnancy tests and counseling for women who are or may be experiencing unplanned pregnancies;
(7) Provide confidential and free pregnancy support services;
(8) Provide each pregnant client with accurate information on the developmental characteristics of babies and of unborn children, including offering the printed materials described in Code Section 31-9A-4 on fetal development and assistance available following a birth;
(9) Ensure that grant money is not used to encourage or affirmatively counsel a client to have an abortion unless the client's attending physician diagnoses a condition which makes such abortion necessary to prevent her death; to provide her an abortion; or to directly refer her to an abortion provider for an abortion; and
(10) Maintain confidentiality of all data, files, and records of clients related to the services provided and in compliance with state and federal laws.
(b) The department shall publish the direct client service provider criteria on its website.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Georgia Code Title 31. Health § 31-2A-36 - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-31-health/ga-code-sect-31-2a-36/
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