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§ 49-4-184. Eligibility for Assistance

An applicant is not eligible for assistance under this article and a recipient shall no longer be eligible for assistance under this article if: The applicant’s or recipient’s family does not include a minor child; The applicant or recipient does not cooperate with the department in establishing paternity, in providing assistance in a fraud and […]

§ 49-4-185. Sanctions Against Recipient for Failure to Comply

As used in this Code section, the term “sanction” means a 25 percent reduction of any cash assistance provided to a family for a time period established by the board for the first material violation and termination of any cash assistance provided to the family for any subsequent material violation within a time period established […]

§ 49-4-168.5. Statute of Limitations

All civil actions under this article shall be filed pursuant to Code Section 49-4-168.2 within six years after the date the violation was committed, or four years after the date when facts material to the right of civil action are known or reasonably should have been known by the state official charged with the responsibility […]

§ 49-4-168.6. Venue

All civil actions brought against natural persons under this article shall be brought in the county where the defendant or, in the case of multiple defendants or of defendants who are not residents of the State of Georgia, in any county where any one defendant resides, can be found, transacts business, or commits an act […]

§ 49-4-169. Legislative Findings and Intent

The General Assembly finds that changes in the approval process of certain health care programs have made it difficult for children with disabilities who are eligible for medical assistance pursuant to Article 7 of this chapter to receive the services to which they are entitled with the frequency and within the time periods which are […]

§ 49-4-188. Assistance for Qualified Aliens

As used in this Code section, the term “qualified alien” means a qualified alien as defined in Section 431 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended, Public Law 104-193. Qualified aliens will be eligible for assistance under the Georgia TANF Program upon meeting the same qualifications and conditions as […]

§ 49-4-169.1. Definitions

As used in this article, the term: “Correct or ameliorate” means to improve or maintain a child’s health in the best condition possible, compensate for a health problem, prevent it from worsening, prevent the development of additional health problems, or improve or maintain a child’s overall health, even if treatment or services will not cure […]

§ 49-4-190. Construction of Article

It is the intention of the General Assembly that this article be construed consistently with Part A of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, and so as to authorize the Department of Human Services, within the appropriations provided to it, to administer the state plan in a manner so as to […]