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title: Title 49, Chapter 4. Public Assistance
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heading: PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
title_heading: SOCIAL SERVICES
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# Title 49, Chapter 4. Public Assistance

Title 49. Social Services

131 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 49-4-1, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-1.md
- 49-4-2, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-2.md
- 49-4-3, Establishment of categories of public assistance; powers and duties in administration of article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-3.md
- 49-4-4, Residency requirements for public assistance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-4.md
- 49-4-5, Determining amount of public assistance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-5.md
- 49-4-6, Reserves, income, and resources to be disregarded, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-6.md
- 49-4-7, Receipt of compensation for residence sold by government action not to affect eligibility, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-7.md
- 49-4-8, Application for public assistance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-8.md
- 49-4-9, Investigation and record concerning applicant, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-9.md
- 49-4-10, Physical examination of applicant, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-10.md
- 49-4-11, Award and payment of public assistance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-11.md
- 49-4-12, Periodic redetermination of award; reporting changes in recipient’s circumstances; review by department, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-12.md
- 49-4-13, Hearings; appeal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-13.md
- 49-4-14, Regulations as to records; use or disclosure of information; penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-14.md
- 49-4-15, Fraud in obtaining public assistance, food stamps, or Medicaid; penalties; recovery of overpayments, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-15.md
- 49-4-15.1, Examination of financial records in instances of alleged fraud, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-15.1.md
- 49-4-16, Research, demonstration, and work experience programs; surplus food distribution, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-16.md
- 49-4-17, Funding costs of assistance and administration; county participation not required, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-17.md
- 49-4-18, Article construed with federal Social Security Act; adoption of rules to comply with federal act, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-18.md
- 49-4-19, Social assistance register, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-19.md
- 49-4-20, Drug testing requirements; penalties; reapplication; confidentiality, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-20.md
- 49-4-21, Photo requirement on electronic benefits transfer cards for food stamps, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-21.md
- 49-4-22, Eligibility for aid under federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-22.md
- 49-4-30, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-30.md
- 49-4-31, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-31.md
- 49-4-32, Eligibility for assistance under this article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-32.md
- 49-4-33, Duties of department under this article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-33.md
- 49-4-34, Duties of county departments under this article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-34.md
- 49-4-35, Assistance is neither assignable nor subject to legal process or bankruptcy law; payment of assistance check after death of recipient, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-35.md
- 49-4-36, Payment of assistance after recipient moves to another county, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-36.md
- 49-4-37, Claims to assistance subject to amendments or repeals, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-37.md
- 49-4-38, Roll book of employees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-38.md
- 49-4-50, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-50.md
- 49-4-51, Definitions; when person considered blind, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-51.md
- 49-4-52, Eligibility for assistance under this article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-52.md
- 49-4-53, Duties of department under this article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-53.md
- 49-4-54, Duties of county departments under this article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-54.md
- 49-4-55, Examination of applicant by ophthalmologist or optometrist, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-55.md
- 49-4-56, Reexamination of recipient’s eyesight; furnishing information, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-56.md
- 49-4-57, Providing supplementary treatment services, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-57.md
- 49-4-58, Assistance is neither assignable nor subject to legal process or bankruptcy law; payment of assistance check after death of recipient, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-58.md
- 49-4-59, Recovery of assistance payments from recipient’s estate; federal share of amounts recovered, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-59.md
- 49-4-60, Payment of assistance after recipient moves to another county, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-60.md
- 49-4-61, Claims to assistance subject to amendments or repeals, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-61.md
- 49-4-80, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-80.md
- 49-4-81, Eligibility for assistance under this article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-81.md
- 49-4-82, Duties of department under this article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-82.md
- 49-4-83, Duties of county departments under this article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-83.md
- 49-4-84, Assistance is neither assignable nor subject to legal process or bankruptcy law; payment of assistance check after death of recipient, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-84.md
- 49-4-85, Payment of assistance after recipient moves to another county, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-85.md
- 49-4-86, Claims to assistance subject to amendments or repeals, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-86.md
- 49-4-100, , reserved through 49-4-119 (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-100.md
- 49-4-120, , reserved through 49-4-128 (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-120.md
- 49-4-140, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-140.md
- 49-4-141, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-141.md
- 49-4-142, Department of Community Health established; adoption, administration, and modification of state plan; drug application fees; personal needs allowance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-142.md
- 49-4-142.1, Legislative notification of request for waiver, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-142.1.md
- 49-4-142.2, Expansion of Medicaid eligibility through an increase in the income threshold, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-142.2.md
- 49-4-142.3, Waiver request to federal government on income threshold for Medicare and Medicaid services, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-142.3.md
- 49-4-142.4, Comprehensive review of provider reimbursement rates; development of proposed rate models, documentation, and policy changes, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-142.4.md
- 49-4-142.5, Waiver request allowing Medicaid reimbursement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-142.5.md
- 49-4-143, Power of Board of Community Health; Board of Medical Assistance abolished, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-143.md
- 49-4-144, Chief administrative officer; powers and duties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-144.md
- 49-4-145, Time limitations on claims for assistance; form of claims, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-145.md
- 49-4-146, Time for action on claim, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-146.md
- 49-4-146.1, Violations; penalties; recovery of excess amounts; termination and reinstatement; investigations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-146.1.md
- 49-4-146.2, Voluntary termination of provider agreements by nursing facilities; adjustment of medical assistance rate; decertification, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-146.2.md
- 49-4-146.3, Civil forfeiture of property and proceeds obtained through Medicaid fraud, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-146.3.md
- 49-4-147, Enforcement of liens, claims, or offsets against assistance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-147.md
- 49-4-147.1, Claims by department against estate of Medicaid recipients, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-147.1.md
- 49-4-147.2, Department of Community Health not eligible to obtain nor liable for interest on orders, judgments, and liquidated or unliquidated amounts; exceptions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-147.2.md
- 49-4-148, Recovery of assistance from third party liable for sickness, injury, disease, or disability, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-148.md
- 49-4-149, Lien of Department of Community Health against third parties; subrogation to recipients’ insurance claims; assignment of recipients’ claims, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-149.md
- 49-4-149.1, Plan for family supplementation of Medicaid payments upon federal removal of restrictions or waiver, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-149.1.md
- 49-4-150, Regulations as to maintenance and use of records; use of information, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-150.md
- 49-4-151, Obtaining information for investigations and audits, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-151.md
- 49-4-151.1, Errors or omissions in reporting; right to hearing; exclusion, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-151.1.md
- 49-4-152, Research and demonstration projects; pilot projects to provide health care coverage and essential health care services; pharmacy assistance programs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-152.md
- 49-4-152.1, Medicaid Prescription Drug Bidding and Rebate Program, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-152.1.md
- 49-4-152.2, Rebates for sole-source and multiple-source drugs included in Controlled Medical Assistance Drug List, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-152.2.md
- 49-4-152.3, Reuse of unit dosage drugs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-152.3.md
- 49-4-152.4, Department contracts to require refund of prescription drug rebates, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-152.4.md
- 49-4-152.5, Restocking fees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-152.5.md
- 49-4-152.6, Medicaid coverage for mood disorders prescriptions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-152.6.md
- 49-4-153, Hearings and appeals; judicial review, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-153.md
- 49-4-154, Powers and duties retained by Department of Human Resources (Department of Community Health), active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-154.md
- 49-4-155, Department of Community Health to succeed to existing rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and administrative orders, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-155.md
- 49-4-156, Comprehensive Health Coverage Commission; membership; purpose; termination, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-156.md
- 49-4-156.1, Reimbursement for services rendered under Article 5 of Chapter 6 of this title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-156.1.md
- 49-4-157, Construction of this article with federal act, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-157.md
- 49-4-158, Certain dependents of military service members to maintain eligibility and priority for certain medical assistance and services, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-158.md
- 49-4-159, Medicaid coverage for lactation and postpartum care, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-159.md
- 49-4-159.1, State plan amendment to implement express lane eligibility in Medicaid and the PeachCare for Kids Program; enrollment and renewal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-159.1.md
- 49-4-159.2, Remote maternal health clinical services; reporting; termination, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-159.2.md
- 49-4-159.3, Biomarker testing for Medicaid recipients, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-159.3.md
- 49-4-159.4, Coverage for continuous glucose monitors, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-159.4.md
- 49-4-160, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-160.md
- 49-4-161, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-161.md
- 49-4-162, Program established; purposes; assets to be disregarded with respect to Medicaid eligibility or payment or recovery by the state of payments for medical services, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-162.md
- 49-4-163, Eligibility for asset disregard; reciprocal agreements with other states to extend asset disregard mutually, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-163.md
- 49-4-164, Requirements for selling qualified long-term care insurance partnership policies; rules and regulations; reports, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-164.md
- 49-4-165, Notice to consumers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-165.md
- 49-4-168, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-168.md
- 49-4-168.1, Civil penalties for false or fraudulent Medicaid claims, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-168.1.md
- 49-4-168.2, Role of Attorney General in pursuing cases; civil actions by private persons; procedures, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-168.2.md
- 49-4-168.3, Standard of proof; procedure; intervention by Attorney General, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-168.3.md
- 49-4-168.4, Protection of employees from discrimination; relief; statute of limitations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-168.4.md
- 49-4-168.5, Statute of limitations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-168.5.md
- 49-4-168.6, Venue, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-168.6.md
- 49-4-169, Legislative findings and intent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-169.md
- 49-4-169.1, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-169.1.md
- 49-4-169.2, Services and treatment for categorically needy and medically fragile children, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-169.2.md
- 49-4-169.3, Requirements relating to administrative prior approval for services and appeals; statutory construction, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-169.3.md
- 49-4-170, Grounds for appointing personal representative; petition by county or district director, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-170.md
- 49-4-171, Hearing on petition; appointment, duties, and removal of representative; court costs waived, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-171.md
- 49-4-172, Appeal from order of appointment or removal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-172.md
- 49-4-173, Maintenance of records by county or district director; use of facts and findings in other proceedings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-173.md
- 49-4-180, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-180.md
- 49-4-181, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-181.md
- 49-4-182, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program created, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-182.md
- 49-4-183, Administration of article by department; promulgation of rules and regulations by board; duties of department, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-183.md
- 49-4-184, Ineligibility for assistance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-184.md
- 49-4-185, Sanctions against recipient for failure to comply, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-185.md
- 49-4-186, Schedule of assistance to eliminate increment in benefits under TANF program as result of child birth during eligibility period, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-186.md
- 49-4-187, Assistance for applicants moving into state after receiving assistance from another state, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-187.md
- 49-4-188, Assistance for qualified aliens, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-188.md
- 49-4-189, , reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-189.md
- 49-4-190, Construction of article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-190.md
- 49-4-191, Establishment and enforcement of standards and procedures by department, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-191.md
- 49-4-192, Establishment of pilot LEARNFARE program, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-192.md
- 49-4-193, Drug testing requirements; penalties; reapplication; confidentiality; exceptions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4-193.md