§ 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 […]
§ 49-4-55. 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, […]
§ 49-4-56. Reexamination of Recipient’s Eyesight; Furnishing Information
A recipient shall submit to a reexamination as to his eyesight when required to do so by the county department or the Department of Human Services. He shall also furnish any information required by the county department or the Department of Human Services. History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 568, § 15; Ga. L. 1982, p. […]
§ 49-4-57. Providing Supplementary Treatment Services
Supplementary services may be provided by a county department to any applicant or recipient who is in need of treatment either to prevent blindness or to restore his eyesight, whether or not he is blind as defined in subsection (b) of Code Section 49-4-51, if he is otherwise qualified for assistance under this article. The […]
§ 49-4-58. Assistance Is Neither Assignable nor Subject to Legal Process; Payment of Assistance Check After Death of Recipient
Assistance granted under this article shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity; and none of the money paid or payable under this article shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law. Where a recipient dies after authorization […]
§ 49-4-59. Recovery of Assistance Payments From Recipient’s Estate; Federal Share of Amounts Recovered
The total amount of assistance paid under this article shall be allowed as a claim against the estate of a deceased recipient after funeral expenses, not to exceed $75.00, and the expense of administering the estate have been paid; provided, however, that no claim shall be enforced against any real estate of a recipient while […]
§ 49-4-60. 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 […]
§ 49-4-61. 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. […]