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Georgia Statutes, Title 49

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Title 49

12 chapters · 362 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 49362 Ch 4, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE124 Ch 5, PROGRAMS AND PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN…92 Ch 6, SERVICES FOR THE AGING33 Ch 9, GEORGIA VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY28 Ch 2, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES26 Ch 4A, DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE18 Ch 3, COUNTY AND DISTRICT DEPARTMENTS, BOA…10 Ch 7, FAMILY-PLANNING SERVICES9 Ch 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS7 Ch 8, ECONOMIC REHABILITATION SERVICES6 Ch 10, GEORGIA BOARD OF HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE6 Ch 4B, INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES3

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O.C.G.A. § 49-4-16 Research, demonstration, and work experience programs; surplus food distribution
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(a) Except as modiﬁed by and pursuant to the provisions of this article the same provisions concerning eligibility for assistance as obtain with respect to old-age assistance, aid to the blind, temporary assistance for needy families, and aid to the totally and permanently disabl…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-17 Funding costs of assistance and administration; county participation not required
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The cost of administration and the cost of public assistance provided under any of the categories of public assistance authorized under Code Section 49-4-3 shall be met from such funds as shall be made available therefor from state and federal appropriations. No county shall be r…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-18 Article construed with federal Social Security Act; adoption of rules to comply with federal act
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It is the intention of the General Assembly that this article be construed consistent with the federal Social Security Act, and any provision of this article found to be in conﬂict with the federal Social Security Act shall be deemed to be void and of no effect. It is further the…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-19 Social assistance register

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It shall be the duty of the department to establish and maintain a social assistance register and to provide for the listing in such register of groups, associations, organizations, and individuals who notify the department or any county department of family and children services…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-2 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Department” means the Department of Human Services and includes the county departments of family and children services and the agents, agencies, officers, and employees designated by the commissioner of human services to perform any functio…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-20 Drug testing requirements; penalties; reapplication; conﬁdentiality

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term “established drug test” means the collection and testing of bodily ﬂuids administered in a manner equivalent to that required by the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs established by the United States Depart…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-21 Photo requirement on electronic beneﬁts transfer cards for food stamps

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The department shall require that all electronic beneﬁts transfer cards which include food stamp beneﬁts contain a photograph of one or more members of a household who are authorized to use such food stamp beneﬁts. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations necessary …

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-22 Eligibility for aid under federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

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(a) An individual who was convicted under any state or federal law of an offense which has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance, as such term is deﬁned in Code Section 16-13-21, and which is or would be classiﬁed as a felony under the laws …

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-3 Establishment of categories of public assistance; powers and duties in administration of article

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(a) The Department of Human Services is authorized to establish any of the following categories of public assistance and to adopt plans combining the administration of such categories of public assistance as the Department of Human Services may elect: (1) Old-age assistance; (2) …

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-4 Residency requirements for public assistance

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Public assistance shall be awarded to, or on behalf of, any individual who is a resident of this state and is otherwise eligible therefor under one of the categories established pursuant to this article, as determined in accordance with the regulations of the board; provided, how…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-5 Determining amount of public assistance

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The amount of public assistance which any person shall receive shall be determined in accordance with regulations approved by the board. History. Ga. L. 1965, p. 385, § 5.

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-6 Reserves, income, and resources to be disregarded

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(a) In determining eligibility for and the amount and kind of public assistance to be provided, the board shall prescribe by regulations reasonable emergency reserves and the income and resources which may be exempt and disregarded. With respect to any category of assistance, the…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-7 Receipt of compensation for residence sold by government action not to affect eligibility

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Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, an individual who is otherwise qualiﬁed to receive any public assistance administered by the department shall not become ineligible to continue to receive such beneﬁts because of the receipt of compensation by su…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-8 Application for public assistance

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Applications for public assistance shall be submitted to and accepted by the county department of the county of the applicant’s residence from or on behalf of any person who believes himself eligible for public assistance. Such applications shall be made in the manner and form pr…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-9 Investigation and record concerning applicant

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Whenever a county department shall receive an application for public assistance, the county department shall promptly make an investigation and record of the circumstances of the applicant in order to ascertain the facts supporting the application and to obtain such other informa…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-30 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Old-Age Assistance Act.” History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 311, § 20; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 49; Ga. L. 2023, p. 730, § 6(a)(4)/HB 475, effective July 1, 2023. The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, part of an Act to revise, moderniz…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-31 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Applicant” means a person who has applied for assistance under this article. (2) “Assistance” means money payments to, medical care in behalf of, or any type of remedial care recognized under state law in behalf of needy individuals who are…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-32 Eligibility for assistance under this article

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(a) Assistance shall be granted under this article to any person who: (1) Is 65 years of age or older; (2) Does not have sufficient income or other resources to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health; (3) Has not made an assignment or transfer of prop…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-33 Duties of department under this article

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The department shall: (1) Supervise the administration of assistance under this article by the county departments; (2) Take such action as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out this article; (3) Prescribe the form of and print and supply to the county departments such fo…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-34 Duties of county departments under this article

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The county departments shall: (1) Administer this article in their respective counties, subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the board pursuant to this article; (2) Report to the department at such times and in such manner and form as the department may from time to…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-35 Assistance is neither assignable nor subject to legal process or bankruptcy law; payment of assistance check after death of recipient

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(a) Assistance granted under this article shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity; and none of the money paid or payable under this article shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process or to the operation of any bankrupt…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-36 Payment of assistance after recipient moves to another county

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Any recipient who moves to another county in this state shall be entitled, with the approval of the Department of Human Services, to receive assistance in the county to which he has moved; and the county department of the county from which he has moved shall transfer all necessar…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-37 Claims to assistance subject to amendments or repeals

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All assistance granted under this article shall be deemed to be granted and to be held subject to any amending or repealing Act that may hereafter be passed; and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation, or otherwise, by reason of his assistance being affected in any wa…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-50 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Aid to the Blind Act.” History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 568, § 23; Ga. L. 2023, p. 730, § 6(a)(5)/HB 475, effective July 1, 2023. The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, in…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-51 Deﬁnitions; when person considered blind

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(a) As used in this article, the term: (1) “Applicant” means a person who has applied for assistance under this article. (2) “Assistance” means money payments to or hospital care in behalf of needy blind individuals but shall not include any such payments to or care in behalf of …

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-52 Eligibility for assistance under this article

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(a) Assistance shall be granted under this article to any blind person who: (1) Does not have sufficient income or other resources to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health, except that, after March 1, 1961, in making such determination, the ﬁrst $85.…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-53 Duties of department under this article

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The department shall: (1) Supervise the administration of assistance under this article by the county departments; (2) Make such rules and regulations and take such action as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out this article; (3) Establish the procedure to be followed i…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-54 Duties of county departments under this article

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The county departments shall: (1) Administer this article in their respective counties, subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the Board of Human Services pursuant to this article; (2) Report to the Department of Human Services at such times and in such manner and for…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-55 Examination of applicant by ophthalmologist or optometrist

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No application for assistance under this article shall be approved until the applicant has been examined by an ophthalmologist or optometrist designated or approved by the department to make such examinations. The examining ophthalmologist or optometrist shall certify the ﬁndings…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-56 Reexamination of recipient’s eyesight; furnishing information

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A recipient shall submit to a reexamination as to his eyesight when required to do so by the county department or the Department of Human Services. He shall also furnish any information required by the county department or the Department of Human Services. History. Ga. L. 1937, p…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-57 Providing supplementary treatment services

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Supplementary services may be provided by a county department to any applicant or recipient who is in need of treatment either to prevent blindness or to restore his eyesight, whether or not he is blind as deﬁned in subsection (b) of Code Section 49-4-51, if he is otherwise quali…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-58 Assistance is neither assignable nor subject to legal process or bankruptcy law; payment of assistance check after death of recipient

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(a) Assistance granted under this article shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity; and none of the money paid or payable under this article shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process or to the operation of any bankrupt…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-59 Recovery of assistance payments from recipient’s estate; federal share of amounts recovered

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(a) The total amount of assistance paid under this article shall be allowed as a claim against the estate of a deceased recipient after funeral expenses, not to exceed $75.00, and the expense of administering the estate have been paid; provided, however, that no claim shall be en…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-60 Payment of assistance after recipient moves to another county

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Any recipient who moves to another county in this state shall be entitled, with the approval of the Department of Human Services, to receive assistance in the county to which he has moved; and the county department of the county from which he has moved shall transfer all necessar…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-80 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Applicant” means a person who has applied for assistance under this article. (2) “Assistance” means money payments to, or hospital care in behalf of, needy individuals who are totally and permanently disabled but does not include any indivi…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-81 Eligibility for assistance under this article

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(a) Assistance is to be granted under this article to any person who: (1) Is not less than 18 nor more than 65 years of age; (2) Is totally and permanently disabled as that term is deﬁned in Code Section 49-4-80; (3) Does not have sufficient income or other resources to provide a…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-82 Duties of department under this article

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The department shall: (1) Supervise the administration by the county departments of assistance to the needy totally and permanently disabled under this article; (2) Make such rules and regulations and take such action as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out this article…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-83 Duties of county departments under this article

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The county departments shall: (1) Administer this article in their respective counties, subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the board pursuant to this article; (2) Report to the department at such times and in such manner and form as the department may from time to…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-85 Payment of assistance after recipient moves to another county

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Any recipient who moves to another county in this state shall be entitled, with the approval of the Department of Human Services, to receive assistance in the county to which he has moved; and the county department of the county from which he has moved shall transfer all necessar…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-86 Claims to assistance subject to amendments or repeals

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All assistance granted under this article shall be deemed to be granted and to be held subject to any amending or repealing Act that may hereafter be passed; and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation, or otherwise, by reason of his assistance being affected in any wa…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-140 Short title

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The short title for this article shall be the “Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977.” History. Ga. L. 1977, p. 384, § 2.

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-141 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Applicant for medical assistance” means a person who has made application for certiﬁcation as being eligible, generally, to have medical assistance paid in his or her behalf pursuant to the state plan and whose application has not been acte…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-142 Department of Community Health established; adoption, administration, and modiﬁcation of state plan; drug application fees; personal needs allowance

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(a) The Department of Community Health established under Chapter 2 of Title 31 is authorized to adopt and administer a state plan for medical assistance in accordance with Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, as amended (Act of July 30, 1965, P.L. 89-97, 79 Stat. 343, as…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-142.1 Legislative notiﬁcation of request for waiver

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On and after May 3, 2006, neither the department, the board, nor any other representative of the state shall submit any request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a waiver pursuant to Section 1115 of the fed…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-142.2 Expansion of Medicaid eligibility through an increase in the income threshold

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On and after July 1, 2014, neither the department, the board, nor any other representative of the state shall expand Medicaid eligibility under this article through an increase in the income threshold without prior legislative approval; provided, however, that this shall not appl…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-142.3 Waiver request to federal government on income threshold for Medicare and Medicaid services

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The department shall be authorized to submit a waiver request, on or before June 30, 2020, to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pursuant to Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act, which may include an inc…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-142.4 Comprehensive review of provider reimbursement rates; development of proposed rate models, documentation, and policy changes

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(a) Beginning Fiscal Year 2024, and at least every four years thereafter, the department shall conduct a comprehensive review of provider reimbursement rates for home and community based services covered by the New Options Waiver (NOW) program, the Comprehensive Supports Waiver P…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-142.5 Waiver request allowing Medicaid reimbursement

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(a) No later than December 31, 2022, the department shall submit a waiver request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to authorize private institutions for mental disease (IMDs) to qualify for Medicaid rei…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-143 Power of Board of Community Health; Board of Medical Assistance abolished

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The Board of Community Health established under Chapter 2 of Title 31 is empowered to establish the general policy to be followed by the department. The Board of Medical Assistance which existed June 30, 1999, is abolished July 1, 1999, and no person shall be appointed to such bo…

O.C.G.A. § 49-4-144 Chief administrative officer; powers and duties

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The commissioner of community health established under Chapter 2 of Title 31 shall be the chief administrative officer of the department and, subject to the general policy established by the board, shall supervise, direct, account for, organize, plan, administer, and execute the …