These rules shall be known as the Rules and Regulations for Hospitals. The purpose of these rules is to provide for the inspection and issuance of permits for hospitals and to establish minimum requirements for facilities operating under a hospital permit.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-40-.01
O.C.G.A. §§ 31-2-4, 31-2-5, 31-7-2.1 and 31-7-3.