(a) A certificate of need issued pursuant to Chapter 6 of this title is not required for any person, business entity, corporation, or association, whether operated for profit or not for profit, which is operating as a private home care provider as long as such operation does not also constitute such person, entity, or organization operating as a home health agency or personal care home under this chapter.

(b) A license issued under this article shall not entitle the licensee to operate as a home health agency, as defined in Code Section 31-7-150, under medicare or Medicaid guidelines.