§ 31-8-154. Authorized Expenditure of Contributed Funds
All moneys contributed and revenues deposited and transferred to the trust fund pursuant to this article and any interest earned on such moneys shall be appropriated to the department for only the following purposes: To expand Medicaid eligibility and services; For programs to support rural and other health care providers, primarily hospitals, who serve the […]
§ 31-8-155. Promulgation of Rules for Funding Expansions of Eligibility and Indigent Care Programs
The department shall establish by rules the purposes for which contributions and transfers to the trust fund may be made. Such purposes shall be consistent with the purposes contained in Code Section 31-8-154. Those rules shall be promulgated by the Board of Community Health pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure […]
§ 31-8-156. Appropriation of State Funds by General Assembly
The General Assembly is authorized to appropriate as state funds to the department for use in any fiscal year not less than all of the moneys contributed and revenues deposited and transferred to the fund and interest earned thereon. Such appropriation shall be made only for those purposes specified in Code Section 31-8-154, and any […]
§ 31-8-157. Refunding Contributed Funds; Penalties Not Refunded
All contributions to the trust fund and interest earned thereon which have been appropriated but which: Were void because of having been appropriated in violation of Code Section 31-8-156; Remain unexpended and not contractually obligated at the end of the fiscal year for which they were appropriated; or Are determined by the department to be […]
§ 31-8-158. Refunding Funds Not Appropriated or Determined Void or Ineligible
Moneys transferred to the trust fund and interest earned thereon which have not been appropriated by the end of the fiscal year or which have been appropriated but have been determined to be: Void because of having been appropriated in violation of Code Section 31-8-156; Ineligible for anticipated federal matching funds; Subject to return pursuant […]
§ 31-8-159. Reporting Requirements
The department shall annually report to the General Assembly on its use of trust funds appropriated to the department pursuant to this article. The department shall also provide an annual report no later than September 30 of each year which shall provide the following information for the immediately preceding fiscal year: The amount of ambulance […]
§ 31-8-160. Applicability of Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49
Except where inconsistent with this article, the provisions of Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49, the “Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977,” shall apply to the department in carrying out the purposes of this article. History. Code 1981, § 31-8-159 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 139, § 1; Code 1981, § […]
§ 31-8-151. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Department” means the Department of Community Health created by Chapter 2 of this title. “Medically indigent” means a person who meets the state-wide standards of indigency adopted by the department for the purposes of this article. “Trust fund” means the Indigent Care Trust Fund created by Code Section […]
§ 31-8-152. Creation of Indigent Care Trust Fund
There is created the Indigent Care Trust Fund as a separate fund in the state treasury. The state treasurer shall credit to the trust fund all amounts dedicated, transferred, or contributed to such trust fund and shall invest the trust fund moneys in the same manner as authorized for investing other moneys in the state […]
§ 31-8-153. Contributions to Trust Fund
After June 30, 1990, any hospital, hospital authority, county, municipality, or other person or entity is authorized to contribute to the trust fund. The contribution of public funds to the trust fund shall be a valid public purpose for which those funds may be expended. Contributions to the trust fund shall be irrevocable and shall […]