History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 568, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1952, p. 233, § 1; Ga. L. 1957, p. 368, § 4; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 3-5, 3-6/HB 228; Ga. L. 2018, p. 550, § 3-5/SB 407.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, substituted the present provisions of paragraph (a)(2) for the former provisions, which read: “ ‘Assistance’ means money payments to or hospital care in behalf of needy blind individuals but does not include any such payments to or care in behalf of any such individual who is an inmate of a public institution (except as a patient in a medical institution) nor any individual who:”; added paragraph (a)(3); redesignated former paragraphs (a)(3) and (a)(4) as present paragraphs (a)(4) and (a)(5), respectively; added paragraph (a)(6); and redesignated former paragraphs (a)(5) and (a)(6) as present paragraphs (a)(7) and (a)(8), respectively.
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For article on the 2018 amendment of this Code section, see 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 45 (2018).
Structure Georgia Code
§ 49-4-51. Definitions; When Person Considered Blind
§ 49-4-52. Eligibility for Assistance Under This Article
§ 49-4-53. Duties of Department Under This Article
§ 49-4-54. Duties of County Departments Under This Article
§ 49-4-55. Examination of Applicant by Ophthalmologist or Optometrist
§ 49-4-56. Reexamination of Recipient’s Eyesight; Furnishing Information
§ 49-4-57. Providing Supplementary Treatment Services
§ 49-4-60. Payment of Assistance After Recipient Moves to Another County
§ 49-4-61. Claims to Assistance Subject to Amendments or Repeals