Outdoor Child Caring Programs (OCCP)

June 25, 2007 Outdoor Therapeutic Camps were renamed to Outdoor Child Caring Programs.

Any child-caring institution that provides room, board and watchful oversight along with a variety of outdoor activities taking place in a wilderness or camp environment that are designed to improve the emotional and behavioral adjustment of the children, through the age of eighteen (18) participating in the activities. 

Exemptions:

• Child caring institutions licensed by the Department that do not provide therapeutic camping activities exceeding periods of more than 14-days.
• Facilities licensed by the Department pursuant to rules and regulations for hospitals, drug abuse treatment programs, or intermediate care homes.
• Facilities owned and operated by the federal government.
• Summer camps established solely for recreational and educational programs

Type Requirements:
An outdoor child caring program must obtain a license or a temporary license.

Legal Authority:  O.C.G.A. §§ 49-5-12, 49-5-12.1, 49-2-17, 49-5-3, 49-5-8, and 49-5-60 et seq.

The following link will take you to the Code of Georgia-Free Public Access website Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Rules

Rules and Regulations for Outdoor Child Caring Programs, Chapter 290-2-7, effective December 10, 1984, revised February 12, 2008.

Fees

License: No charge

Find an Outdoor Child Caring Program

For an application regarding OCCP’s please make a request through the website, email RCS, or call our office.