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# O.C.G.A. § 31-8-179.5. Applicability of Georgia Medical Assistance Act.

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, § 31-8-179.5, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 1, § 1/SB 24.

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2013 enactment of this Code section, see 30 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 153 (2013).