§ 49-4-37. 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. […]
§ 49-4-38. Roll Book of Employees
Each county board shall maintain for public information a roll book giving the name and address of and salary paid each employee of the county board in the county. History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 311, § 19A.
§ 49-4-50. Short Title
This article may be cited as the “Aid to the Blind Act.” History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 568, § 23.
§ 49-4-51. Definitions; When Person Considered Blind
As used in this article, the term: “Applicant” means a person who has applied for assistance under this article. “Assistance” means money payments to or hospital care in behalf of needy blind individuals but shall not include any such payments to or care in behalf of any such individual who: Is a patient in an […]
§ 49-4-52. Eligibility for Assistance Under This Article
Assistance shall be granted under this article to any blind person who: Does not have sufficient income or other resources to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health, except that, after March 1, 1961, in making such determination, the first $85.00 per month of earned income plus one-half of earned income in excess […]
§ 49-4-53. Duties of Department Under This Article
The department shall: Supervise the administration of assistance under this article by the county departments; Make such rules and regulations and take such action as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out this article; Establish the procedure to be followed in securing a competent medical examination for the purpose of determining blindness in the […]
§ 49-4-54. Duties of County Departments Under This Article
The county departments shall: Administer this article in their respective counties, subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the Board of Human Services pursuant to this article; Report to the Department of Human Services at such times and in such manner and form as the department may from time to time direct; and Submit […]
§ 49-4-21. Photo Requirement on Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards for Food Stamps
The department shall require that all electronic benefits transfer cards which include food stamp benefits contain a photograph of one or more members of a household who are authorized to use such food stamp benefits. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Code section. This Code section shall […]
§ 49-4-55. Examination of Applicant by Ophthalmologist or Optometrist
No application for assistance under this article shall be approved until the applicant has been examined by an ophthalmologist or optometrist designated or approved by the department to make such examinations. The examining ophthalmologist or optometrist shall certify the findings of the examination in writing upon forms provided by the department. History. Ga. L. 1937, […]
§ 49-4-22. Eligibility for Aid Under Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
An individual who was convicted under any state or federal law of an offense which has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance, as such term is defined in Code Section 16-13-21, and which is or would be classified as a felony under the laws of this state shall not […]