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# O.C.G.A. § 49-4-140. Short title.

The short title for this article shall be the “Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977.”

## History

Ga. L. 1977, p. 384, § 2.

## Law Reviews

For article, “Privatization of Rural Public Hospitals: Implications for Access and Indigent Care,” see 47 Mercer L. Rev. 991 (1996).