§ 31-8-169. Application of the Medical Assistance Act of 1977
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, § 31-8-169 , enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 435, § 2.
§ 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 […]
§ 31-8-170. Legislative Authority
This article is passed pursuant to the authority of Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(i) of the Constitution. History. Code 1981, § 31-8-170 , enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 505, § 1/HB 392.
§ 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 […]
§ 31-8-171. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Care management organization” means an entity granted a certificate of authority under Chapter 21 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and which meets the definition found in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396b(w)(7)(A)(viii) as it now exists or as it may be amended in the future. […]
§ 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 […]
§ 31-8-172. Segregated Account for the Deposit of Fees
There is established within the trust fund a segregated account for revenues raised through the imposition of the quality assessment fee. All revenues raised through such fees shall be credited to the segregated account within the trust fund and shall be invested in the same manner as authorized for investing other moneys in the state […]
§ 31-8-134. Grievance Procedure
Any resident, or the representative or legal surrogate of the resident, if any, who believes his or her rights under this article have been violated by a personal care home or its governing body, administrator, or employee shall be permitted to file a grievance under this Code section. In order to file the grievance provided […]
§ 31-8-135. Hearing; Transfer of Resident
Any resident, the representative or legal surrogate of the resident, if any, or the state or community ombudsman, who believes the resident’s rights have been violated by a personal care home, its governing body, administrator, or employee, shall have the right to request a hearing from the department pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 50, […]
§ 31-8-136. Action for Damages
Any resident or the representative or legal surrogate of the resident, if any, may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover actual and punitive damages against a personal care home or its governing body, administrator, or employee for any violation of the rights of a resident granted under this article. Upon […]