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title: O.C.G.A. § 37-4-80. Effect of inability to pay on right to habilitation services.
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heading_path: MENTAL HEALTH / HABILITATION OF THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED GENERALLY / PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF CARE AND TRANSPORTATION OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS UNDERGOING HABILITATION, GENERALLY
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# O.C.G.A. § 37-4-80. Effect of inability to pay on right to habilitation services.

It is the policy of this state that no person shall be denied habilitation services for a developmental disability nor shall services be delayed at a facility of the state or a political subdivision of the state because of inability to pay for such habilitation services.

## History

Code 1933, § 88-2503.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 3-7/HB 228.