After June 30, 1990, any hospital, hospital authority, county, municipality, or other person or entity is authorized to contribute to the trust fund. The contribution of public funds to the trust fund shall be a valid public purpose for which those funds may be expended. Contributions to the trust fund shall be irrevocable and shall not include any limitation upon the use of such contributions except as permitted in this article or by the department.
History. Code 1981, § 31-8-153 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 139, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1014, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 8 - Care and Protection of Indigent and Elderly Patients
Article 6 - Indigent Care Trust Fund
§ 31-8-150. Constitutional Authority for Passage of Article
§ 31-8-152. Creation of Indigent Care Trust Fund
§ 31-8-153. Contributions to Trust Fund
§ 31-8-153.1. Irrevocable Transfer of Funds to Trust Fund; Provision for Indigent Patients
§ 31-8-153.2. Revenues Raised From Specified Sources
§ 31-8-153.3. No Lapse of Contributions to the General Fund
§ 31-8-154. Authorized Expenditure of Contributed Funds
§ 31-8-155. Promulgation of Rules for Funding Expansions of Eligibility and Indigent Care Programs
§ 31-8-156. Appropriation of State Funds by General Assembly
§ 31-8-157. Refunding Contributed Funds; Penalties Not Refunded
§ 31-8-158. Refunding Funds Not Appropriated or Determined Void or Ineligible
§ 31-8-159. Reporting Requirements
§ 31-8-160. Applicability of Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49