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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-8-151. Definitions.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-8-151. Definitions.

As used in this article, the term:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Community Health created by Chapter 2 of this title.

(2) “Medically indigent” means a person who meets the state-wide standards of indigency adopted by the department for the purposes of this article.

(3) “Trust fund” means the Indigent Care Trust Fund created by Code Section 31-8-152.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-8-151, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 139, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1014, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 9; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-8/HB 228.