History. Code 1981, § 31-8-156 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 139, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1014, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1240, § 4; Ga. L. 2016, p. 214, § 4/SB 308; Ga. L. 2017, p. 764, § 2-7/SB 193.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, substituted “(4)” for “(5)” in the middle of subsection (b).
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