History. Code 1981, § 31-7-75.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 744, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 739, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 148, § 3-1/HB 186; Ga. L. 2020, p. 220, § 1/SB 395.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “health care” for “hospital care” throughout this Code section; inserted “and as permitted under Code Section 31-7-83” near the middle of the second sentence of subsection (a); and deleted “and” at the end of subparagraphs (d)(3)(A) through (d)(3)(C).
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted “defined as income that is at or below 138 percent of the federal poverty level based on the poverty guidelines established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services” for “that determined under Code Section 31-8-43, relating to standards of indigency for emergency care of pregnant women, based upon 125 percent of the federal poverty level” in subsection (c).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, a hyphen was deleted from between “diagnosis” and “related” in the last sentence of subsection (a).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 7 - Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities
Article 4 - County and Municipal Hospital Authorities
§ 31-7-72. Creation of Hospital Authority in Each County and Municipality
§ 31-7-72.1. Merger of Hospital Authorities
§ 31-7-73. Creation of Additional Hospital Authority in Counties With Large Populations
§ 31-7-74. Residency Requirement; Officers; Compensation; Rules and Regulations
§ 31-7-74.2. Oath to Be Taken by Members of Hospital Authority
§ 31-7-74.4. Board Members Deemed Directors Upon Sale or Lease of Hospital
§ 31-7-75. Functions and Powers
§ 31-7-75.1. Proceeds of Sale of Hospital Held in Trust to Fund Indigent Health Care
§ 31-7-78. Issuance and Sale of Negotiable Revenue Anticipation Certificates
§ 31-7-79. Liability on Revenue Certificates; Tax Exemption
§ 31-7-80. Form and Contents of Revenue Certificates; Validity of Signatures Thereon
§ 31-7-81. Confirmation and Validation of Revenue Certificates
§ 31-7-82. Enforcement of Rights of Revenue Certificate Holders; Procedure in Event of Default
§ 31-7-83. Investment of Surplus Moneys and Moneys Received Through Issuance of Revenue Certificates
§ 31-7-85. Contracts With Political Subdivisions
§ 31-7-86. Manner of Operating Property Conveyed or Leased to Authority
§ 31-7-87. Hypothecation or Mortgaging of Purchased Hospital Facilities
§ 31-7-88. Payment of General Obligations
§ 31-7-89. Procedure for Dissolution; Disposition of Property
§ 31-7-90. Annual Report; Budget
§ 31-7-91. Required Annual Audit
§ 31-7-93. Failure to Provide for Audit
§ 31-7-94. Grants to Hospital Authorities and Rural Hospital Organizations