§ 49-4-85. Payment of Assistance After Recipient Moves to Another County
Any recipient who moves to another county in this state shall be entitled, with the approval of the Department of Human Services, to receive assistance in the county to which he has moved; and the county department of the county from which he has moved shall transfer all necessary records relating to the recipient to […]
§ 49-4-86. Claims to Assistance Subject to Amendments or Repeals
All assistance granted under this article shall be deemed to be granted and to be held subject to any amending or repealing Act that may hereafter be passed; and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation, or otherwise, by reason of his assistance being affected in any way by any amending or repealing Act. […]
§ 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).
§ 49-4-141. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Applicant for medical assistance” means a person who has made application for certification as being eligible, generally, to have medical assistance paid in his or her behalf pursuant to the state plan and whose application has not been acted upon favorably. “Board” means the Board of Community Health […]
§ 49-4-142. Department of Community Health Established; Adoption, Administration, and Modification of State Plan; Drug Application Fees; Personal Needs Allowance
The Department of Community Health established under Chapter 2 of Title 31 is authorized to adopt and administer a state plan for medical assistance in accordance with Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, as amended (Act of July 30, 1965, P.L. 89-97, 79 Stat. 343, as amended), provided such state plan is administered […]
§ 49-4-142.1. Legislative Notification of Request for Waiver
On and after May 3, 2006, neither the department, the board, nor any other representative of the state shall submit any request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a waiver pursuant to Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act without legislative notification. This […]
§ 49-4-142.2. Expansion of Medicaid Eligibility Through an Increase in the Income Threshold
On and after July 1, 2014, neither the department, the board, nor any other representative of the state shall expand Medicaid eligibility under this article through an increase in the income threshold without prior legislative approval; provided, however, that this shall not apply to any increase resulting from a cost-of-living increase in the federal poverty […]
§ 49-4-142.3. Waiver Request to Federal Government on Income Threshold for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The department shall be authorized to submit a waiver request, on or before June 30, 2020, to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pursuant to Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act, which may include an increase in the income threshold up to a maximum […]
§ 49-4-32. Eligibility for Assistance Under This Article
Assistance shall be granted under this article to any person who: Is 65 years of age or older; Does not have sufficient income or other resources to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health; Has not made an assignment or transfer of property for the purpose of attaining eligibility for assistance under this […]
§ 49-4-33. Duties of Department Under This Article
The department shall: Supervise the administration of assistance under this article by the county departments; Take such action as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out this article; Prescribe the form of and print and supply to the county departments such forms as it may deem necessary and advisable; and Publish in print or […]