History. Code 1981, § 31-6-21 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1566, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 31; Ga. L. 1985, p. 829, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 31; Ga. L. 1994, p. 684, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, §§ 6, 22; Ga. L. 2007, p. 173, § 2C/HB 429; Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 1-1/SB 433; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 31/SB 46; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-8/HB 228; Ga. L. 2019, p. 148, § 1-3/HB 186; Ga. L. 2019, p. 945, § 2/HB 300.
The 2019 amendments. —
The first 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, added “with recommendations from technical advisory committees” at the end of paragraph (b)(2); substituted “technical advisory committees” for “the Health Strategies Council” in paragraph (b)(3); inserted “, other determinations,” in paragraph (b)(5); inserted “care” near the end of the first sentence of paragraph (b)(8); added the proviso at the end of paragraph (b)(9); deleted “and” at the end of paragraph (b)(10); substituted “; and” for a period at the end of paragraph (b)(11); and added paragraph (b)(12) and subsection (c). The second 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “life plan” for “continuing care retirement” near the end of the last sentence of paragraph (b)(8).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2008, p. 12, § 3-1/SB 433, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section shall only apply to applications submitted on or after July 1, 2008.
U.S. Code.
Section 1122 of the federal Social Security Act of 1935, as amended, referred to in paragraph (11), is codified as 42 U.S.C. § 1320 a-1.
Law reviews.
For article with annual survey on administrative law, see 73 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2021).