The department shall report annually to the General Assembly on its use of revenues deposited into the segregated account and appropriated to the department pursuant to this article. History. — Code 1981, § 31-8-176, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 505, § 1/HB 392. 31-8-177. Applicability of the Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977. Except where inconsistent with this article, the provisions of Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49, the ‘‘Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977,’’ shall apply to the department in carrying out the purposes of this article. History. — Code 1981, § 31-8-177, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 505, § 1/HB 392. 516 T.31, C.8, A.6C INDIGENT AND ELDERLY PATIENTS 31-8-179.1 ARTICLE 6C HOSPITAL MEDICAID FINANCING PROGRAM Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 2-1/HB 1055, effective June 30, 2013, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this article. The former article consisted of Code Sections 31-8-179 and 31-8-179.1 through 31-8-179.8, relating to provider payment agreements, and was based on Code 1981, §§ 31-8-179—31-8-179.8, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 2-1/HB 1055; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 31/HB 142. Code Section 31-8-179.6 provides for the repeal of this article effective June 30, 2025. 31-8-179. (Repealed effective June 30, 2025) Short title. This article is enacted pursuant to the authority of Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(i) of the Constitution and shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Hospital Medicaid Financing Program Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 31-8-179, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 1, § 1/SB 24.