History. Ga. L. 1977, p. 384, § 4; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1647, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 517, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 486, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1808, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 49; Ga. L. 1999, p. 296, § 18; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 1-7, 1-52/HB 228; Ga. L. 2017, p. 219, § 3/HB 206; Ga. L. 2018, p. 1112, § 49/SB 365.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, added subsection (d).
The 2018 amendment, effective May 8, 2018, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “provided, however, that the department shall” for “provided, however, the department shall” in the proviso at the end of the third sentence of subsection (a).
Administrative rules and regulations.
Administration and procedures for adoption, amendment, and repeal of rules and for public notice of changes in methods and standards for setting payment rates, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Medical Assistance, Chapter 350-1 et seq.
Indigent Care Trust Fund, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Community Health, Medical Assistance, Chapter 111-3-6.
U.S. Code.
Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act of 1935, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.
Structure Georgia Code
Article 7 - Medical Assistance Generally
§ 49-4-142.1. Legislative Notification of Request for Waiver
§ 49-4-142.2. Expansion of Medicaid Eligibility Through an Increase in the Income Threshold
§ 49-4-142.5. Waiver Request Allowing Medicaid Reimbursement
§ 49-4-143. Power of Board of Community Health; Board of Medical Assistance Abolished
§ 49-4-144. Chief Administrative Officer; Powers and Duties
§ 49-4-145. Time Limitations on Claims for Assistance; Form of Claims
§ 49-4-146. Time for Action on Claim
§ 49-4-146.3. Civil Forfeiture of Property and Proceeds Obtained Through Medicaid Fraud
§ 49-4-147. Enforcement of Liens, Claims, or Offsets Against Assistance
§ 49-4-147.1. Claims by Department Against Estate of Medicaid Recipients
§ 49-4-150. Regulations as to Maintenance and Use of Records; Certificate as to Use of Information
§ 49-4-151. Obtaining Information for Investigations and Audits
§ 49-4-151.1. Errors or Omissions in Reporting; Right to Hearing; Exclusion
§ 49-4-152.1. Medicaid Prescription Drug Bidding and Rebate Program
§ 49-4-152.3. Reuse of Unit Dosage Drugs
§ 49-4-152.4. Department Contracts to Require Refund of Prescription Drug Rebates
§ 49-4-152.6. Medicaid Coverage for Mood Disorders Prescriptions
§ 49-4-156.1. Reimbursement for Services Rendered Under Article 5 of Chapter 6 of This Title
§ 49-4-157. Construction of This Article With Federal Act
§ 49-4-159. Medicaid Coverage for Lactation and Postpartum Care