Notwithstanding any other provision of state or local law or regulation that requires consideration of the financial circumstances of an applicant for local, state, or federal public assistance or a benefit provided under that law, the agency or entity making the determination of eligibility for such assistance or benefit may not consider the amount in the applicant’s ABLE account or in an applicant’s ABLE account established pursuant to an ABLE program in another state, including earnings on that amount, and any distribution for qualified disability expenses in determining the applicant’s eligibility to receive the amount of the assistance or benefit with respect to the period during which the individual maintains any such ABLE account.
History. Code 1981, § 30-9-11 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 588, § 1/HB 768.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 30 - Handicapped Persons
Chapter 9 - Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (Able)
§ 30-9-6. Duties of Board With Respect to Operating a Georgia Able Program
§ 30-9-7. Terms and Conditions of Participation Agreements
§ 30-9-8. Able Program Trust Fund Created; Administration of Funds
§ 30-9-10. Comprehensive Investment Plan
§ 30-9-13. Provision of Public Information and Outreach
§ 30-9-14. Death of Designated Beneficiary of Able Trust Fund
§ 30-9-15. Assignment of Able Account Prohibited
§ 30-9-16. Records Not Open to Inspection by the General Public; Limited Access