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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-8-179. Constitutional authority; short title.
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version: Repealed effective June 30, 2030.
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heading_path: HEALTH / CARE AND PROTECTION OF INDIGENT AND ELDERLY PATIENTS / HOSPITAL MEDICAID FINANCING PROGRAM
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-8-179. Constitutional authority; short title.

This article is enacted pursuant to the authority of Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(i) of the Constitution and shall be known and may be cited as the “Hospital Medicaid Financing Program Act.”

## History

Code 1981, § 31-8-179, 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).