Georgia Code — 49
Browse 370 sections in division 49 of the Georgia code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 49-1-1. Definitions.
- § 49-1-2. Compliance of county departments with rules and regulations of the Department of Human Services.
- § 49-1-3. Power of Governor to reorganize state and local health and welfare organizations; appointment of district health and welfare directors and staff.
- § 49-1-4. Sales by administrators to institutions prohibited.
- § 49-1-5. Suspension and removal of county board member, county director, or employee or official of department.
- § 49-1-6. Transfer of assets of nonprofit corporation to department.
- § 49-1-7. Home delivered meals, transportation, services for the elderly, and preschool children with special needs fund.
- § 49-1-8. Website access to link or portal to social services specific to kinship caregivers and children in their care; definitions.
- § 49-1-9. Redesignated.
- § 49-2-1. Department created; transfer of powers, functions, and duties of Department of Human Resources to Department of Human Services; creation, appointment, removal, and duties of commissioner; creation, appointment, and duties of kinship care enforcement administrator.
- § 49-2-2. Board created; qualifications and appointment of members; terms of office; vacancies; removal; per diem and expenses.
- § 49-2-2. 1. Department of Human Services becomes successor-in-interest to all rights, duties, and obligations of former Department of Human Resources.
- § 49-2-3. Functions transferred to the board from other boards and commissions.
- § 49-2-4. Creation of divisions; allocation of functions.
- § 49-2-5. Department is institution of state; power to receive and disburse state, county, and federal funds.
- § 49-2-6. Duties and powers of department.
- § 49-2-7. Functions, duties, and authority transferred to the department from other state agencies.
- § 49-2-8. Approval of physicians employed by department.
- § 49-2-9. Powers of department in administering and disbursing funds.
- § 49-2-10. State appropriations; state, county, and federal welfare funds are for public purpose.
- § 49-2-11. Acceptance and disbursement of federal aid; compliance with conditions; use of appropriations for matching funds.
- § 49-2-12. Development and revision of transportation plan for programs of department.
- § 49-2-13. Identifying transportation needs of the elderly and persons with disabilities and alternatives to meet needs.
- § 49-2-13. 1. Financial assistance for transportation services for the elderly and persons with disabilities.
- § 49-2-14. Record search for conviction data on prospective employees.
- § 49-2-14. 1. Records check requirement for licensing certain facilities.
- § 49-2-15. Service of notice against department.
- § 49-2-16. Council for Welfare Administration.
- § 49-2-17. Disciplinary actions against licensees or license applicants for certain violations.
- § 49-2-18. Director of Division of Family and Children Services; appointment; qualifications.
- § 49-2-19. DFCS State Advisory Board; membership; duties; officers and committees.
- § 49-2-20. Definitions.
- § 49-2-21. Persons who may obtain inspection warrants; authorization of searches or inspections of property.
- § 49-2-22. Procedure for issuance of inspection warrants.
- § 49-2-23. Requirements for validly issued inspection warrant; contents of warrant.
- § 49-2-24. Evidence generated inadmissible in criminal proceedings.
- § 49-2-25. Proceedings for injunction for purpose of enjoining violations of provisions of residential child care licensing law; injunction to abate public nuisance injurious to public health, safety, or comfort.
- § 49-3-1. Establishment of county and district departments, boards, and directors.
- § 49-3-2. Appointment of county board members; terms; vacancies; per diem and expenses; role of county board.
- § 49-3-3. Appointment of county director; bond of county director.
- § 49-3-3. 1. Annual report from county director of department of family and children services; personal appearance.
- § 49-3-4. Appointment of staff; salaries; power of commissioner to transfer employees.
- § 49-3-5. Powers and duties of county director.
- § 49-3-6. Functions of county department.
- § 49-3-7. Removal of county director for falsification of qualifications.
- § 49-3-8. Destruction of county departmental records.
- § 49-3-9. DFCS Regional Advisory Board established in each region; membership; purpose; meetings.
- § 49-4-1. Short title.
- § 49-4-2. Definitions.
- § 49-4-3. Establishment of categories of public assistance; powers and duties in administration of article.
- § 49-4-4. Residence in state as affecting eligibility for public assistance.
- § 49-4-5. Determining amount of public assistance.
- § 49-4-6. Reserves, income, and resources to be disregarded.
- § 49-4-7. Receipt of compensation for residence sold by government action not to affect eligibility.
- § 49-4-8. Application for public assistance.
- § 49-4-9. Investigation and record concerning applicant.
- § 49-4-10. Physical examination of applicant.
- § 49-4-11. Award and payment of public assistance.
- § 49-4-12. Periodic redetermination of award; reporting changes in recipient's circumstances; review by department.
- § 49-4-13. Hearings; appeal.
- § 49-4-14. Regulations as to records; use or disclosure of information; penalty.
- § 49-4-15. Fraud in obtaining public assistance, food stamps, or Medicaid; penalties; recovery of overpayments.
- § 49-4-15. 1. Examination of financial records in instances of alleged fraud.
- § 49-4-16. Research, demonstration, and work experience programs; surplus food distribution.
- § 49-4-17. Funding costs of assistance and administration; county participation not required.
- § 49-4-17. 1. Establishment of pilot community work experience programs.
- § 49-4-18. Article construed with federal Social Security Act; adoption of rules to comply with federal act.
- § 49-4-19. Social assistance register.
- § 49-4-20. Drug test required for applicants and recipients of certain government benefits; penalties for violation; reapplication; confidentiality of records.
- § 49-4-21. Photo requirement on electronic benefits transfer cards for food stamps.
- § 49-4-22. Eligibility for aid under federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
- § 49-4-30. Short title.
- § 49-4-31. Definitions.
- § 49-4-32. Eligibility for assistance under this article.
- § 49-4-33. Duties of department under this article.
- § 49-4-34. Duties of county departments under this article.
- § 49-4-35. Assistance is neither assignable nor subject to legal process or operation of bankruptcy law; payment of assistance check after death of recipient.
- § 49-4-36. Payment of assistance after recipient moves to another county.
- § 49-4-37. Claims to assistance subject to amendments or repeals.
- § 49-4-38. Roll book of employees.
- § 49-4-50. Short title.
- § 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.
- § 49-4-58. Assistance is neither assignable nor subject to legal process; payment of assistance check after death of recipient.
- § 49-4-59. Recovery of assistance payments from recipient's estate; federal share of amounts recovered.
- § 49-4-60. Payment of assistance after recipient moves to another county.
- § 49-4-61. Claims to assistance subject to amendments or repeals.
- § 49-4-80. Definitions.
- § 49-4-81. Eligibility for assistance under this article.
- § 49-4-82. Duties of department under this article.
- § 49-4-83. Duties of county departments under this article.
- § 49-4-84. Assistance is neither assignable nor subject to legal process or operation of bankruptcy law; payment of assistance check after death of recipient.
- § 49-4-85. Payment of assistance after recipient moves to another county.
- § 49-4-86. Claims to assistance subject to amendments or repeals.
- § 49-4-140. Short title.
- § 49-4-141. Definitions.
- § 49-4-142. Department of Community Health established; adoption, administration, and modification of state plan; drug application fees; personal needs allowance.
- § 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. 3. Waiver request to federal government on income threshold for Medicare and Medicaid services.
- § 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. 1. Unlawful acts; violations and penalties; recovery of excess amounts; termination and reinstatement of providers; duty of department to identify and investigate violations; notifications; authorization to obtain income eligibility verification.
- § 49-4-146. 2. Requirements for voluntary termination of provider agreements by nursing facilities; adjustment of medical assistance rate; decertification.
- § 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.
- § 49-4-147. 2. Noneligibility of Department of Community Health to obtain nor be liable for interest on orders, judgments, and liquidated or unliquidated amounts; exemptions.
- § 49-4-148. Recovery of assistance from third party liable for sickness, injury, disease, or disability; compromise or waiver of claim; compliance; effective date.
- § 49-4-149. Lien of Department of Community Health against third parties; subrogation to recipients' insurance claims; assignment of recipients' claims.
- § 49-4-149. 1. Submission by department of plan for family supplementation of Medicaid payments upon federal removal of restrictions.
- § 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. Research and demonstration projects; pilot projects to provide health care coverage and essential health care services; pharmacy assistance programs.
- § 49-4-152. 1. Medicaid Prescription Drug Bidding and Rebate Program.
- § 49-4-152. 2. Rebates for sole-source and multiple-source drugs included in Controlled Medical Assistance Drug List.
- § 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. 5. Restocking fees.
- § 49-4-153. Administrative hearings and appeals; judicial review; contested cases involving imposition of remedial or punitive measure against nursing facility.
- § 49-4-154. Powers and duties retained by Department of Human Resources (Department of Community Health).
- § 49-4-155. Department of Community Health to succeed to existing rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and administrative orders.
- § 49-4-156. Tax exemption for health maintenance organizations with respect to contracts pursuant to this article.
- § 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.
- § 49-4-158. Certain dependents of military service members to maintain eligibility and priority for certain medical assistance and developmental disability services under certain conditions; waiver to implement such provision; compliance with certain federal laws, rules, and regulations; definitions.
- § 49-4-159. Medicaid coverage for lactation and postpartum care.
- § 49-4-160. Short title.
- § 49-4-161. Definitions.
- § 49-4-162. Program established; purposes; assets to be disregarded with respect to Medicaid eligibility or payment or recovery by the state of payments for medical services.
- § 49-4-163. Eligibility for asset disregard; reciprocal agreements with other states to extend asset disregard mutually.
- § 49-4-164. Requirements for selling qualified long-term care insurance partnership policies; rules and regulations; reports.
- § 49-4-165. Notice to consumers.
- § 49-4-166. Effective date.
- § 49-4-168. Definitions.
- § 49-4-168. 1. Civil penalties for false or fraudulent Medicaid claims.
- § 49-4-168. 2. Role of Attorney General in pursuing cases; civil actions by private persons; special procedures for civil actions by private persons; limitation on participation; stay of discovery; receipt of proceeds.
- § 49-4-168. 3. Standard of proof; procedure; intervention by Attorney General.
- § 49-4-168. 4. Protection of employees from discrimination; relief; statute of limitations.
- § 49-4-168. 5. Statute of limitations.
- § 49-4-168. 6. Venue.
- § 49-4-169. Legislative findings and intent.
- § 49-4-169. 1. Definitions.
- § 49-4-169. 2. Services and treatment for categorically needy and medically fragile children.
- § 49-4-169. 3. Requirements relating to administrative prior approval for services and appeals; statutory construction.
- § 49-4-170. Grounds for appointing personal representative; petition by county or district director.
- § 49-4-171. Hearing on petition; appointment, duties, and removal of representative; court costs waived.
- § 49-4-172. Appeal from order of appointment or removal.
- § 49-4-173. Maintenance of records by county or district director; use of facts and findings in other proceedings.
- § 49-4-180. Short title.
- § 49-4-181. Definitions.
- § 49-4-182. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program created.
- § 49-4-183. Administration of article by department; promulgation of rules and regulations by board; duties of department.
- § 49-4-184. Eligibility for assistance.
- § 49-4-185. Sanctions against recipient for failure to comply.
- § 49-4-186. Schedule of assistance to eliminate increment in benefits under TANF program as result of child birth during eligibility period.
- § 49-4-187. Assistance for applicants moving into state after receiving assistance from another state.
- § 49-4-188. Assistance for qualified aliens.
- § 49-4-189. [Reserved].
- § 49-4-190. Construction of article.
- § 49-4-191. Establishment and enforcement of standards and procedures by department.
- § 49-4-192. Establishment of pilot LEARNFARE program.
- § 49-4-193. Drug test required for certain TANF applicants or recipients; ineligibility for benefits based upon positive tests; drug treatment; impact of drug use by parents on children; confidentiality; exceptions.
- § 49-4A-1. Definitions.
- § 49-4A-2. Board of Juvenile Justice created; appointments; terms; vacancies; chairperson; per diem and expenses; responsibilities and duties.
- § 49-4A-3. Department of Juvenile Justice created; commissioner of juvenile justice; organization and operation of department.
- § 49-4A-4. Purpose of chapter.
- § 49-4A-5. Transfer of functions and employees of Division of Youth Services; personnel administration.
- § 49-4A-6. Rules and regulations.
- § 49-4A-7. Powers and duties of department.
- § 49-4A-8. Commitment of delinquent children; procedure; cost; return of mentally ill or developmentally disabled children; escapees; discharge; evidence of commitment; records; restitution.
- § 49-4A-9. Sentence of youthful offenders; modification of order; review; participation in programs.
- § 49-4A-10. Escape from juvenile detention facility; petition; commitment.
- § 49-4A-11. Aiding or encouraging child to escape; hindering apprehension of child.
- § 49-4A-12. Special school district.
- § 49-4A-13. Family attention home; assessment of risk and plan of care.
- § 49-4A-14. Compensation for damage to apparel by youth under custody.
- § 49-4A-15. Guard lines.
- § 49-4A-16. Unlawful crossing or passage of certain items across guard lines; penalty.
- § 49-4A-17. Introduction of certain items into juvenile detention facility prohibited; commerce with incarcerated youth.
- § 49-4A-18. Prohibited possession of certain goods by youth.
- § 49-4B-1. Short title.
- § 49-4B-2. Compact.
- § 49-4B-3. Role of Governor in implementation of compact; promulgation of rules and regulations by board.
- § 49-5-1. Short title.
- § 49-5-2. Purpose of article.
- § 49-5-3. Definitions.
- § 49-5-4. Other state departments, agencies, officers, and employees to assist department.
- § 49-5-4. 1. Child welfare agency public scorecard established.
- § 49-5-5. Powers and duties of board; rules and regulations for training schools and other facilities.
- § 49-5-6. Merit system to conform to federal standards; power to employ and contract for professional services; employment and dismissal procedures; membership in state retirement system.
- § 49-5-7. Development and administration of public child welfare and youth services.
- § 49-5-8. Powers and duties of department.
- § 49-5-8. 1. Short-term babysitting of child in foster care; reasonable and prudent parent standard.
- § 49-5-9. Use of public and private institutions and agencies; inspections; examination and control of children not in department's facilities.
- § 49-5-10. Commitment of delinquent or unruly children to department; procedures; handling and treatment; escape and apprehension; release; termination of control.
- § 49-5-10. 1. Temporary transfer of at-risk unruly or delinquent children to Department of Corrections; procedure; review; discharge.
- § 49-5-11. Escape from a youth detention center.
- § 49-5-12. Licensing and inspection of child welfare agencies; standards; revocation or refusal of license; penalties; violations.
- § 49-5-12. 1. Penalties for violation of child welfare agency laws and regulations.
- § 49-5-12. 2. Immunity from liability.
- § 49-5-12. 3. Definitions; annual inspection of child welfare agency.
- § 49-5-13. Private child care learning centers not required to meet federal adult-child ratio.
- § 49-5-14. Fire inspections of day-care homes and centers; fire safety codes.
- § 49-5-15. Notice as to child brought into state for placement or adoption; bond; certificate as to foster home; reports.
- § 49-5-16. Power of department to contract; acceptance of children from federal courts for compensation.
- § 49-5-17. Power of department to accept and use gifts.
- § 49-5-18. Instituting or intervening in legal proceedings.
- § 49-5-19. Annual report on children and youth services.
- § 49-5-20. Existing charters of charitable institutions.
- § 49-5-21. Penalties for aiding, harboring, or encouraging escapees or hindering their apprehension.
- § 49-5-22. Voluntary pre-kindergarten programs to provide toilet facilities screened for privacy.
- § 49-5-23. Obtaining information on recall notices.
- § 49-5-24. Interagency efforts to gather and share comprehensive data; legislative findings; state-wide system for sharing data regarding care and protection of children; interagency data protocol; interagency agreements; waivers from certain federal regulations.
- § 49-5-40. Definitions; confidentiality of records; restricted access to records.
- § 49-5-41. Persons and agencies permitted access to records.
- § 49-5-41. 1. Inspection and retention of records of juvenile drug use.
- § 49-5-42. Rules and regulations.
- § 49-5-43. Article not to conflict with federal law or lose federal funds; duty of board.
- § 49-5-44. Penalties for unauthorized access to records; use of records in public and criminal proceedings.
- § 49-5-45. Penalty for allowing unauthorized access to juvenile drug use records.
- § 49-5-46. Immunity from liability of department, agency, or child advocacy center.
- § 49-5-60. Definitions.
- § 49-5-61. Requirement of separate license and separate director for each new facility.
- § 49-5-62. Records check application for director of new facility; preliminary records check for employees; retention of fingerprints.
- § 49-5-63. Notice of determination; issuance of license; effect of unsatisfactory determination.
- § 49-5-64. Fingerprint records check; retention.
- § 49-5-65. Determination on the basis of fingerprint records check; revocation of license.
- § 49-5-65. 1. Employment of persons who have entered plea of guilty or nolo contendere to specified offenses.
- § 49-5-66. Separate license and center.
- § 49-5-67. Fingerprint records check application for director of existing facility; preliminary records check for employees; annual license.
- § 49-5-68. Change of director.
- § 49-5-69. Employment requirements; suspension or revocation of license or criminal penalty for violations.
- § 49-5-69. 1. Fingerprint and preliminary records check for foster homes; notice of results; violations; foster parents known to have criminal records; retention of fingerprints.
- § 49-5-70. Required cooperation among state agencies; unauthorized use of criminal history record information.
- § 49-5-71. Immunity from liability for centers, state agencies, and employees.
- § 49-5-72. Supplemental nature of article's requirements.
- § 49-5-73. Applicability of "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act"; consideration of matters in mitigation of conviction.
- § 49-5-74. Administration of article.
- § 49-5-90. Definitions.
- § 49-5-91. Emergency orders; corrective orders; monitors.
- § 49-5-92. Preliminary hearing; department order; interim department actions.
- § 49-5-110. Definitions.
- § 49-5-111. Employers authorized to make records checks; procedure; retention of fingerprints.
- § 49-5-112. Cooperation of law enforcement agencies; penalty for false information.
- § 49-5-113. Personal liability; disciplinary action.
- § 49-5-114. Other laws requiring records checks.
- § 49-5-115. Letter issued by Department of Early Care and Learning in lieu of background screening or fingerprint checks.
- § 49-5-130. Legislative findings and intent.
- § 49-5-131. Definitions.
- § 49-5-132. Governor's Office for Children and Families established; funding; duties and responsibilities.
- § 49-5-133. Executive director; cooperation with Office of the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children.
- § 49-5-134. Advisory board established; membership; officers and committees; compensation.
- § 49-5-135. Powers and duties of advisory board; disbursement of appropriated moneys from fund.
- § 49-5-150. Legislative policy and intent.
- § 49-5-151. Implementation of part.
- § 49-5-152. Purchase of care or services from public or private agencies.
- § 49-5-153. Annual report.
- § 49-5-154. Study of youth needs.
- § 49-5-156. Short title; legislative findings; development of program; awarding of grants; applications; recognition; reporting to General Assembly.
- § 49-5-160. Definitions; qualifications.
- § 49-5-161. Registration and form required; fee; issuance of certificate.
- § 49-5-162. Policies; qualified staff; proof of liability coverage.
- § 49-5-163. Display of registration; inspection of facilities; investigation.
- § 49-5-164. Registered organization not exempt.
- § 49-5-220. Legislative findings and intent; State Plan for the Coordinated System of Care for severely emotionally disturbed children or adolescents.
- § 49-5-221. Definitions.
- § 49-5-222. Guiding principles for coordinated system of care.
- § 49-5-223. Contents of plan; information to be collected; updating of plan; implementation date.
- § 49-5-224. Commissioner of behavioral health and developmental disabilities to submit annual report; contents of report.
- § 49-5-225. Local interagency committees; membership; function of committees.
- § 49-5-226. Placement of children and adolescents out of state for treatment.
- § 49-5-227. Governor's Office for Children and Families to comment on plan for Coordinated System of Care and provide recommendations.
- § 49-5-270. Short title.
- § 49-5-271. Legislative findings.
- § 49-5-272. Definitions.
- § 49-5-273. Creation of PeachCare; availability; eligibility; payment of premiums; enrollment; authorization to obtain income eligibility verification from the Department of Revenue.
- § 49-5-280. Short title.
- § 49-5-281. Bill of rights for foster parents; filing of grievance in event of violations.
- § 49-6-1. Purpose of article.
- § 49-6-2. Department designated agency for federal programs for aging; development and coordination of state, local, and interstate programs.
- § 49-6-3. Powers of department.
- § 49-6-4. Acceptance of federal and other grants, gifts, bequests, or devises.
- § 49-6-5. Creation of the Division of Aging Services within department.
- § 49-6-6. Annual report.
- § 49-6-7. Funds for expenses.
- § 49-6-20. Council created; appointment and terms of members; officers; rules; meetings.
- § 49-6-21. Duties and powers of council.
- § 49-6-21. 1. Additional duties and powers of council; report and recommendations.
- § 49-6-22. Staff and facilities; expenses of council members.
- § 49-6-40. Creation; membership; meetings, organization, and adoption of measures.
- § 49-6-60. Legislative intent.