GA-0403

Assisted living facility, an establishment that furnishes food and shelter to four or more persons who are unrelated to the proprietor and that requires those persons to obtain personal care services through a particular licensed home health agency must be licensed as|Assisted living facility, proprietor may not, by requiring residents to use a particular personal care services provider, abridge residents' rights to choose such providers|Agency interpretation of a statute is entitled to serious consideration if (1) the agency is charged with the statute's enforcement; (2) the interpretation is reasonable; and (3) the interpretation is not contrary to the statute's plain language|Provides|Right