# Georgia — Certificate of need programs by US state For Georgia, has con program is yes; facilities covered is hospitals, destination cancer hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, personal care homes, ambulatory surgical facilities, obstetrical facilities, free-standing emergency departments, HMOs, home health agencies, diagnostic/treatment/rehabilitation centers; statute citation is Ga. Code § 31-6-40 et seq, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19; source re-checked 2026-09-01. - **State:** Georgia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Has CON program:** yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Facilities covered:** hospitals, destination cancer hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, personal care homes, ambulatory surgical facilities, obstetrical facilities, free-standing emergency departments, HMOs, home health agencies, diagnostic/treatment/rehabilitation centers - **Statute citation:** Ga. Code § 31-6-40 et seq. ## What the source says > Georgia Health Care Facility Licensing/Certification Agency | Georgia Department of Community Health / Office of Health Planning | Certificate of Need Law | Ga. Code § 31-6-40 et seq. | ## Source - https://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-02-15. Part of [Certificate of need programs by US state](https://referencesource.org/state-certificate-of-need-programs/).