1714 Temporary Licenses

Georgia State Seal

Department of Human Services
Policy and Manual Management System

Index:

POL 1714

Revised:

04/01/2026

Next Review:

04/01/2028

​Policy

It is the policy of Residential Child Care Licensing (RCCL) to issue temporary licenses to facilities that have applied for a license and have shown evidence that they are meeting or attempting to meet the Department of Human Services’ rules and regulations. Georgia law requires the Department of Human Services to issue no more than two temporary licenses within a two-year period to individual Child-Caring Institutions (CCI), Child-Placing Agencies (CPA), Children’s Transition Care Centers (CTCC), Commercial Sexual Exploitation Recovery Centers (CSERC), Outdoor Child Caring Programs (OCCP), Maternity Homes (MH) and Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTP). Temporary licenses issued by Residential Child Care Licensing (RCCL) are valid for one year. RCCL will issue no more than two consecutive temporary licenses to one facility within a two-year period.

​Authority

O.C.G.A. §§ 49-5-8

​References

POL-1700 Adverse Actions
Guidance Form - RCCL Enforcement Matrix

​Applicability

This policy applies to all RCCL staff and licensed child welfare agencies issued a current temporary license.

​Definitions

Substantial Compliance

Citations for non-compliance with rules that have no adverse effect on the physical or emotional health and safety of a person or persons in care. Such citations are scoped at an “A”, “B”, or “C” level. Refer to the RCCL Enforcement Matrix for detailed rating guidelines.

​Responsibilities

  1. The RCCL Director is responsible for monitoring requirements for updating this policy.

  2. The RCCL Publisher and the RCCL Rules Coordinator will update this policy according to state requirements.

​History

Replaces Temporary License POL1714, last reviewed on 4/01/2026.

​Evaluation

The RCCL Director, Deputy Director of Program Operations, Deputy Director of Field Operations, and RCCL Surveyor Supervisors will evaluate this policy when:

  1. Conducting monthly data analysis of RCCL reports.

  2. Conducting quality assurance reviews and quality control audits of survey reports.