Georgia § 31-8-154 - Authorized expenditure of contributed funds.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 31-8-154 — Authorized expenditure of contributed funds., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-8-154. Authorized expenditure of contributed funds.
All moneys contributed and revenues deposited and transferred to the trust fund pursuant to this article and any interest earned on such moneys shall be appropriated to the department for only the following purposes: To expand Medicaid eligibility and services; For programs to support rural and other health care providers, primarily hospitals, who serve the medically indigent; For primary health care programs for medically indigent citizens and children of this state; or Any combination of purposes specified in paragraphs (1) through (3) of this Code section. (Code 1981, § 31-8-154 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 139, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1014, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 214, § 3/SB 308; Ga. L. 2017, p. 764, § 2-6/SB 193.) The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, added "or" at the end of paragraph (3); deleted former paragraph (4), which read: "For the Positive Alternatives for Pregnancy and Parenting Grant Program established under Article 2 of Chapter 2A of this title; or"; redesignated former paragraph (5) as present paragraph (4); and substituted "(3)" for "(4)" near the end of present paragraph (4).
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Section 31-8-154 ("Authorized expenditure of contributed funds.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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