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# O.C.G.A. § 31-8-160. Applicability of Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49.

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, § 31-8-159, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 139, § 1; Code 1981, § 31-8-160, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1014, § 1.