Legal Opinion
Georgia Hospital Ass'n v. Ledbetter
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 4, 1990No. S90A1022PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Chief Justice.
This case involves the Georgia Open Records Act, OCGA § 50-18-70 et seq., as it relates to accreditation reports for the licensing of hospitals. To obtain an operating permit, hospitals may either submit to an inspection by the Department of Human Resources (DHR) or (under OCGA § 31-7-3 (b)) provide DHR with a report by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), a nonprofit Illinois corporation.
Two newspapers sought JCAHO reports. The Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) resisted disclosure. Reports of DHR inspections are routinely…
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