Title 49 — Title 49
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O.C.G.A. § 49-7-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Agencies” means the department, county boards of health, health districts, county departments of family and children services, and district departments of family and children services. (2) “Family-planning services” means counseling and int…
O.C.G.A. § 49-7-3 Persons to whom agencies may offer services
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Within the limitations of the funds available to such agencies, all agencies are authorized to offer family-planning services to any person who is in any one or more of the following classifications: (1) Married; (2) The parent of at least one child; (3) Pregnant; or (4) Requestin…
O.C.G.A. § 49-7-4 Services may be free
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Agencies may support family-planning services at no cost to the recipients of such services in accordance with rules and regulations of said agencies. History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 228, § 4. 385 49-7-7
O.C.G.A. § 49-7-5 Right to refuse services
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The refusal of any person to accept family-planning services shall in no way affect the right of such person to receive public assistance or public health services or to avail himself of any other public benefit. The employees of the agencies engaged in the administration of this …
O.C.G.A. § 49-7-6 Free services
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Agencies may support, §49-7-4. Persons to whom agencies may offer services, §49-7-3. Board of human services. Rules and regulations, §49-7-8. Citation of act. Short title, §49-7-1. Definitions, §49-7-2. Department of human services. Plans and programs to carry out provisions, §49-…
O.C.G.A. § 49-7-7 Plans and programs to carry out chapter; required provisions
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The department is authorized and directed to develop plans and programs to carry out this chapter. Such plans and programs shall include, but shall not be limited to, provisions for: 386 49-7-7 FAMILY-PLANNING SERVICES 49-7-9 (1) A training program offered by the department for i…
O.C.G.A. § 49-7-8 Rules and regulations
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The board is authorized and directed to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall provide the necessary requirements and guides for county and district departments of health and departments of family and children servic…
O.C.G.A. § 49-7-9 Medicaid
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Federal social security act. Construction of provisions with federal act, §49-4-157. Temporary assistance for needy families, §49-4-190. INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES. Duties of governor, §49-4B-3. Provisions of compact, §49-4B-2. Short title, §49-4B-1. INTERSTATE COMPACTS. Ju…
O.C.G.A. § 49-8-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Economic Rehabilitation Act of 1975.” History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 1645, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1436, § 1. 49-8-2. Purpose of chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 49-8-2 Purpose of chapter
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It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the administration, allocation, and distribution of funds from the Community Services Block Grant and other funding sources; to provide for the definition of a community action agency; to continue a flexible and decentralized system …
O.C.G.A. § 49-8-3 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Board of directors” means the policy-making board of a community action agency. (2) “Community action agency” means a public or private nonprofit corporation which was a recipient of community services block grant funds on January 1, 1989, o…
O.C.G.A. § 49-8-4 Administration of chapter
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(a) For purposes of administration, responsibility for the coordination of community services and fiscal accountability shall be determined by the commissioner of human services. (b) The director is authorized to issue special instructions or rules and regulations as necessary to …
O.C.G.A. § 49-8-6 Authorized and unauthorized activities of local agencies
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(a) Each community action agency shall use funds available to it under this chapter and other sources for the planning, operation, outreach, and evaluation of a variety of community service pilot programs designed to assist the economically disadvantaged and other persons to achi…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-1 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term or terms: (1) “Agency” means the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency created pursuant to Code Section 49-9-4. (2) “Blind person” means a person who has: (A) Not more than 20/200 central visual acuity in the better eye after correction; or (B…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-10 Acceptance and use of gifts
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The director is authorized and empowered, with the approval of the board, to accept and use gifts made unconditionally, by will or otherwise, for carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Gifts made under such conditions as are proper and consistent with this chapter may be so a…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-11 Residency requirement; financial need
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(a) Vocational rehabilitation services shall be provided to any qualified individual who is a bona fide resident of the state. (b) The financial need of eligible persons with disabilities will be 402 49-9-15 considered in the provision of vocational rehabilitation services to the ex…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-12 Independent living program
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The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency is the designated state unit for the independent living program. The independent living program is authorized to provide or contract for the provision of such services as may be needed to enable persons with disabilities to attain the …
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-13 Title to property
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Authorization to retain, §49-9-17. Transfer from department of labor, §49-9-4. Transfer of duties regarding Roosevelt Warm Springs long-term acute care and inpatient rehabilitation hospitals. University system board of regents, §49-9-4. Vending facilities on state property, §§49-…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-14 Rights not transferable; exempt from creditors
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Any rights of persons with disabilities to maintenance under this chapter shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity and shall be exempt from the claims of creditors. History. Code 1981, § 34-15-13, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1137, § 1; Code 1981, § 49-9- 14, as …
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-17 Definitions
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Creation of Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Services Board; membership; duties. Duties of executive director of Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency. Creation of Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency; function. Provision of services to persons with disabilities. Authoriz…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-18 Confidentiality; penalty
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It shall be unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program and in accordance with regulations, policies, and procedures, for any person or persons to solicit, disclose, receive, or make use of or authorize, knowin…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-19 Governing prohibitions
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Employees of the agency engaged in functions under this chapter shall be governed by the prohibitions in the rules and regulations of the State Personnel Board and the federal Office of Personnel Management from participation in political activity. History. Code 1981, § 34-15-18,…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-20 Rights of General Assembly to amend or repeal chapter
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The General Assembly reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this chapter at any time, and there shall be no vested private right of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All the rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by this chapter or by acts done pur…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-3 Duties of executive director of Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
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(a) There shall be an executive director of the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency nominated by the Governor and approved by the board. The director shall serve during the term of the Governor by whom he or she is appointed and at the pleasure of the board. If the Governor’…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-40 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) “State property” means any building, land, or other real property owned, leased, or occupied by any department, commission, board, bureau, agency, public corporation, or other instrumentality of the state, including, but not limited to, the …
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-41 Declaration of public policy; income
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To effectuate the purposes of this article, it is declared to be public policy of the state that on any state property where the board determines it to be feasible to establish a vending facility to be operated by a licensed operator as provided in this article and where the agen…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-42 Public policy, declaration, §49-9-41
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877 INDEX BOBWHITE QUAIL. State game bird, §50-3-51. BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS —Cont’d Vocational rehabilitation services. Georgia vocational rehabilitation agency. Deaf-blind services leading to maximum independence and employment, §49-9-21. BOND ISSUES. Commercial fide…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-5 Provision of services to persons with disabilities
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The agency shall provide the services authorized by this chapter to persons with disabilities determined to be eligible therefor; and, in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the agency is authorized, among other things: (1) To cooperate with other departments, agencies, an…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-50 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Competitive integrated employment” means work, including self-employment, in the labor market performed on a full-time or part-time basis in a setting in which an individual with a disability interacts with individuals without disabilities …
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-51 Creation of Employment First Georgia Council; membership; operation
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(a) There is created the Employment First Georgia Council. The council shall be assigned to the Department of Human Services for administrative purposes only, as defined by Code Section 50-4-3; provided, however, that the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency shall provide staf…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-52 Composition, §49-9-51
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Definitions, §49-9-50. Established, §49-9-51. Funding of services. Evaluation, §49-9-53. Meetings, §49-9-51. Officers, §49-9-51. Powers and duties of council, §49-9-53. Purpose, §49-9-52.
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-53 Powers, duties, and responsibilities of council
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The council shall have the following powers, duties, and responsibilities to: (1) Develop an Employment First training plan for providers of services to individuals with disabilities; (2) Coordinate and conduct with other state, federal, and private entities, as appropriate, educ…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-6 Authorization to utilize funds
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The agency is authorized to utilize funds made available from appropriations by Congress, by gifts or grants from private sources, by appropriations of the General Assembly, or by transfer of funds from other state departments for the purpose of establishing and operating rehabil…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-7 Cooperation to carry out the purposes of federal statutes
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The agency is empowered and directed to cooperate, pursuant to agreements with the federal government, in carrying out the purposes of any federal statutes pertaining to the purposes of this chapter. The agency is authorized to adopt such methods of administration as are found by…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-8 Warrants for payment of money
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State government expenses to be paid by governor’s warrant drawn on appropriations, §50-5A-8. STATISTICS. Architectural and engineering firms doing business with state. State auditor. Maintenance of statistics, §50-6-25. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. Medicaid. False claims. Actions by p…
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-9 Budget estimates
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Budget estimates of the amount of appropriations needed each fiscal year for vocational rehabilitation services and for the administration of the programs under this chapter shall be submitted by the director to the board and, upon approval by the board, shall be included in the e…
O.C.G.A. § 49-10-1 History
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— Code 1981, § 31-34-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1234, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 322, § 1/HB 866; Ga. L. 2011, p. 459, § 2/HB 509; Ga. L. 2018, p. 132, § 6/HB 769; Ga. L. 2019, p. 224, § 2/SB 207. 905 The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, substituted ‘‘This article’’ for ‘‘Thi…
O.C.G.A. § 49-10-2 Purpose
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The purpose of the board shall be to address the health care workforce needs of Georgia communities through the support and development of medical education programs and to increase the number of physicians and health care practitioners practicing in underserved rural areas. 416 …
O.C.G.A. § 49-10-3 Powers, duties, and responsibilities
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The board shall have the following powers, duties, and responsibilities: (1) To locate and determine specific underserved areas of the state in which unmet priority needs exist for physicians and health care practitioners by monitoring and evaluating the supply and distribution of…
O.C.G.A. § 49-10-4 Power to contract; rules and regulations
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The board shall have the power to contract with other state and federal agencies, persons, corporations, associations, institutions, and authorities in carrying out its responsibilities. In addition, the board shall have the authority to adopt reasonable rules and regulations to …
O.C.G.A. § 49-10-5 Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Addictive disease” has the same meaning as in Code Section 37-1-1. (2) “Behavioral health care provider” means any health care provider regulated by a licensing board who primarily provides treatment or diagnosis of mental health o…
O.C.G.A. § 49-10-6 SUBPOENAS
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Medicaid. Information for investigations and audits, §49-4-151. Welfare. Financial records. Alleged fraud, §49-4-15.1. SUBROGATION. Medicaid. Department of community health. Subrogation to recipients’ insurance claims, §49-4-149. 981 INDEX SUBROGATION —Cont’d Medicaid —Cont’d Thi…