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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-8-6. Credit for expenditures by county.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-8-6. Credit for expenditures by county.

Upon certification approved by the department, any participating county may receive credit for direct expenditures made during the period covered by the budget by the county to a hospital or hospitals when such expenditures can be shown to have been made for the care of indigent residents as defined in this Code section.

## History

Ga. L. 1957, p. 470, § 6; Code 1933, § 88-2306, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 31.