O.C.G.A. § 49-5-65 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-65
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-5-65
Status: in_force

After receiving a Federal Bureau of Investigation report regarding a national fingerprint records check under Code Section 49-5-64 , the department shall make a determination based thereon and notify in writing the license applicant as to whether that records check was satisfactory or unsatisfactory. If the national fingerprint records check determination was unsatisfactory as to the director of an applicant's facility, after receiving notification of that determination, that applicant shall designate another director for such facility for which director the applicant has not received or made an unsatisfactory preliminary or fingerprint records check determination and proceed under the requirements of Code Sections 49-5-62 through 49-5-64 and this Code section to obtain state and national fingerprint records check determinations for the newly designated director. The director may begin working upon the receipt of a satisfactory state fingerprint records check determination pending the receipt of the national fingerprint records check determination from the department. The department may revoke the license of that facility if the facility fails to comply with the requirements of this Code section and Code Section 49-5-63 to receive satisfactory state and national fingerprint determinations on the director or to comply with Code Section 49-5-63 regarding employees other than the director.
O.C.G.A. § 49-6-21 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-21
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-6-21
Status: in_force

The Council on Aging shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Governor, the General Assembly, the board, the department, and all other state agencies in matters relating to the elderly. In particular, the council shall:

(1) Make recommendations concerning the establishment and maintenance of an adequate program for the elderly in Georgia;

(1) Make recommendations concerning the establishment and maintenance of an adequate program for the elderly in Georgia;

(2) Recommend standards for services for the elderly;

(2) Recommend standards for services for the elderly;

(3) Aid the department and other state agencies in coordinating programs for the elderly;

(3) Aid the department and other state agencies in coordinating programs for the elderly;

(4) Establish indices to determine the effectiveness of programs for the aged;

(4) Establish indices to determine the effectiveness of programs for the aged;

(5) Ensure that regular, adequate, and accurate reports are submitted by the component parts of aging programs to the council;

(5) Ensure that regular, adequate, and accurate reports are submitted by the component parts of aging programs to the council;

(6) Publish in print or electronically regular reports of the council's activities and the adequacy of state programs for the aged; and

(6) Publish in print or electronically regular reports of the council's activities and the adequacy of state programs for the aged; and

(7) Establish liaison with area agency councils on aging.

(7) Establish liaison with area agency councils on aging.
O.C.G.A. § 49-6-83 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-83
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-6-83
Status: in_force

No person, business entity, corporation, or association, whether operated for profit or not for profit, shall operate an adult day center without first obtaining a license or a provisional license from the department. A license issued under this article shall not be assignable or transferable.
O.C.G.A. § 49-7-6 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-6
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-7-6
Status: in_force

Any employee of the agencies engaged in the administration of this chapter may refuse to accept the duty of offering family-planning services to the extent that such duty is contrary to such employee's personal religious beliefs; and such refusal shall not be grounds for any disciplinary action, for dismissal, for any interdepartmental transfer, for any other discrimination in his employment, for suspension from employment, or for any loss in pay or other benefits. The directors or supervisors of such agencies shall be authorized, however, to reassign the duties of any such employees in order to carry out this chapter effectively.
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-173 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-173
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-4-173
Status: in_force

The court may, for the purposes of this Code section, direct the county or district director of family and children services to maintain records pertaining to all aspects of any personal representative proceedings, which records the court may adopt as the court's record and in lieu of maintenance of separate records by the court. The facts arrived at by the county or district director pursuant to this Code section and the findings of the court pursuant to this Code section shall not be competent as evidence in other proceedings dealing with any subject matter other than as provided in this article.
O.C.G.A. § 49-10-2 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-10-2
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-10-2
Status: in_force

The purpose of the board shall be to address the health care workforce needs of Georgia communities through the support and development of medical education programs and to increase the number of physicians and health care practitioners practicing in underserved rural areas.
O.C.G.A. § 49-5-45 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-45
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-5-45
Status: in_force

Any person who authorizes or permits any person or agency not authorized by the juvenile court pursuant to Code Section 49-5-41.1 to have access to such records concerning reports of child controlled substance or marijuana abuse declared confidential by Code Section 49-5-40 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-180 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-180
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-4-180
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act.”
O.C.G.A. § 49-6-4 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-4
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-6-4
Status: in_force

The department may receive and accept on behalf of the state any grant or grant-in-aid from the federal government or any grant, gift, bequest, or devise from any other source; and title shall pass to the state unless otherwise specified by the grantor.
O.C.G.A. § 49-5-271 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-271
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-5-271
Status: in_force

The General Assembly finds and declares that a large proportion of school-aged children in Georgia do not currently have access to adequate medical treatment and, further, that this lack of access can hinder a child's ability to reach his or her full physical and educational potential. The General Assembly further finds that federal funding made available to the states under Title XXI of the federal Social Security Act 1 may be used to administer programs to provide such coverage. The General Assembly further finds the provision of adequate medical coverage for this population to be in the public interest and further declares the establishment of the program pursuant to this article to be a desirable and economical means of increasing access to such medical coverage.

1 42 U.S.C.A. § 1397aa et seq.
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-86 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-86
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-4-86
Status: in_force

All assistance granted under this article shall be deemed to be granted and to be held subject to any amending or repealing Act that may hereafter be passed; and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation, or otherwise, by reason of his assistance being affected in any way by any amending or repealing Act.
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-20 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-9-20
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-9-20
Status: in_force

The General Assembly reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this chapter at any time, and there shall be no vested private right of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All the rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by this chapter or by acts done pursuant thereto shall exist subject to the power of the legislature to amend or repeal this chapter at any time.
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-146 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-146
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-4-146
Status: in_force

The Department of Community Health, within three months of receiving a claim submitted on or after July 1, 1978, shall pay or deny the claim.
O.C.G.A. § 49-6-71 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-71
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-6-71
Status: in_force

The purpose of this article shall be to establish a comprehensive caregiver program which will marshal and integrate available resources and services to provide support and services to caregivers of chronically dependent adults. This article exists to coordinate assistance and maximize available services while maintaining and supporting existing services for caregivers. Such assistance may include:

(1) Coordination and integration of information and services to caregivers in Georgia, including, but not limited to, insurance and benefits counseling, respite services available under the community care services program, the state respite or adult day-care program, or the Older Americans Act of 1965, 1 as amended, and coordination with educational and other services offered by the caregiver resource center;

(1) Coordination and integration of information and services to caregivers in Georgia, including, but not limited to, insurance and benefits counseling, respite services available under the community care services program, the state respite or adult day-care program, or the Older Americans Act of 1965, 1 as amended, and coordination with educational and other services offered by the caregiver resource center;

(2) Assistance to the caregiver to assure that supports to the functionally dependent older adult or adult suffering from dementia are adequate and appropriate to maintain these individuals in the home;

(2) Assistance to the caregiver to assure that supports to the functionally dependent older adult or adult suffering from dementia are adequate and appropriate to maintain these individuals in the home;

(3) Intermittent, planned, or emergency relief to the caregiver, either directly or through use of other available resources and services;

(3) Intermittent, planned, or emergency relief to the caregiver, either directly or through use of other available resources and services;

(4) Restoration or maintenance of the caregiver's well-being;

(4) Restoration or maintenance of the caregiver's well-being;

(5) Preservation of the caregiver's informal supports such as family and friends;

(5) Preservation of the caregiver's informal supports such as family and friends;

(6) Supportive social services to the caregiver; and

(6) Supportive social services to the caregiver; and

(7) Affordable services through a cost-sharing mechanism developed by the Division of Aging Services of the department for those families whose household incomes do not exceed 400 percent of the federal poverty level.

(7) Affordable services through a cost-sharing mechanism developed by the Division of Aging Services of the department for those families whose household incomes do not exceed 400 percent of the federal poverty level.

1 42 U.S.C.A. § 3001 et seq.
O.C.G.A. § 49-10-4 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-10-4
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-10-4
Status: in_force

The board shall have the power to contract with other state and federal agencies, persons, corporations, associations, institutions, and authorities in carrying out its responsibilities. In addition, the board shall have the authority to adopt reasonable rules and regulations to carry out those responsibilities.
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-32 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-32
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-4-32
Status: in_force

(a) Assistance shall be granted under this article to any person who: (1) Is 65 years of age or older; (2) Does not have sufficient income or other resources to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health; (3) Has not made an assignment or transfer of property for the purpose of attaining eligibility for assistance under this article at any time within two years immediately prior to the filing of application for assistance pursuant to this article; (4) Has been a bona fide resident of this state for not less than one year; and (5) Is not receiving assistance under Article 3 of this chapter.

(a) Assistance shall be granted under this article to any person who:

(1) Is 65 years of age or older;

(1) Is 65 years of age or older;

(2) Does not have sufficient income or other resources to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health;

(2) Does not have sufficient income or other resources to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health;

(3) Has not made an assignment or transfer of property for the purpose of attaining eligibility for assistance under this article at any time within two years immediately prior to the filing of application for assistance pursuant to this article;

(3) Has not made an assignment or transfer of property for the purpose of attaining eligibility for assistance under this article at any time within two years immediately prior to the filing of application for assistance pursuant to this article;

(4) Has been a bona fide resident of this state for not less than one year; and

(4) Has been a bona fide resident of this state for not less than one year; and

(5) Is not receiving assistance under Article 3 of this chapter.

(5) Is not receiving assistance under Article 3 of this chapter.

(b) No applicant shall be required to subscribe to a pauper's oath in order to be eligible for assistance under this article.

(b) No applicant shall be required to subscribe to a pauper's oath in order to be eligible for assistance under this article.

(c) Inmates of any public institution meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section may be granted assistance, provided such public institution has entered into an agreement with the Department of Community Health to determine an inmate's eligibility for assistance and services. Such agreement shall require the public institution or medical institution providing services to such inmate to provide the Department of Community Health with the required monetary payment to match the federal matching funds as set forth in federal law for the services received.

(c) Inmates of any public institution meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section may be granted assistance, provided such public institution has entered into an agreement with the Department of Community Health to determine an inmate's eligibility for assistance and services. Such agreement shall require the public institution or medical institution providing services to such inmate to provide the Department of Community Health with the required monetary payment to match the federal matching funds as set forth in federal law for the services received.
O.C.G.A. § 49-9-14 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-9-14
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-9-14
Status: in_force

Any rights of persons with disabilities to maintenance under this chapter shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity and shall be exempt from the claims of creditors.
O.C.G.A. § 49-5-160 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-160
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-5-160
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the term:

(1) “ Licensed ” means an individual who has been licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 26, 34, or 39 of Title 43.

(1) “ Licensed ” means an individual who has been licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 26, 34, or 39 of Title 43.

(2) “ Organization ” means a nonprofit charitable organization which is exempt from taxation under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code , which: (A) Serves children who have run away or children who are homeless; (B) Has qualified staff on duty at all hours the organization is open for service; and (C) Employs at least one individual who is licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 26, 34, or 39 of Title 43.

(2) “ Organization ” means a nonprofit charitable organization which is exempt from taxation under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code , which:

(A) Serves children who have run away or children who are homeless;

(A) Serves children who have run away or children who are homeless;

(B) Has qualified staff on duty at all hours the organization is open for service; and

(B) Has qualified staff on duty at all hours the organization is open for service; and

(C) Employs at least one individual who is licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 26, 34, or 39 of Title 43.

(C) Employs at least one individual who is licensed pursuant to Chapter 10A, 26, 34, or 39 of Title 43.

(3) “ Qualified staff ” means having: (A) All staff who directly interact with children receive training on emergency evacuation procedures, service protocols, and the mandatory child abuse reporting requirements set forth in Code Section 19-7-5 ; and (B) All staff have had a criminal record check conducted in accordance with Article 5 of this chapter.

(3) “ Qualified staff ” means having:

(A) All staff who directly interact with children receive training on emergency evacuation procedures, service protocols, and the mandatory child abuse reporting requirements set forth in Code Section 19-7-5 ; and

(A) All staff who directly interact with children receive training on emergency evacuation procedures, service protocols, and the mandatory child abuse reporting requirements set forth in Code Section 19-7-5 ; and

(B) All staff have had a criminal record check conducted in accordance with Article 5 of this chapter.

(B) All staff have had a criminal record check conducted in accordance with Article 5 of this chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 49-5-4 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-4
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-5-4
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of all other state departments, agencies, officers, and employees to assure the most effective coordination and use of state resources, personnel, and facilities for the benefit of children and youths and to assist the Department of Human Services in effectuating the purposes of this article by making available to the department, upon request of the board or the commissioner and to the extent permissible by law, the services, resources, personnel, and facilities of their respective departments and agencies.
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-164 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-164
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-4-164
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner shall: (1) Develop requirements to ensure that any individual who sells a qualified long-term care insurance partnership policy receives training and demonstrates evidence of an understanding of such policies and how they relate to other public and private coverage of long-term care; and (2) Not impose any requirement affecting the terms or benefits of qualified long-term care partnership policies unless the Commissioner imposes such a requirement on all long-term care policies sold in this state without regard to whether the policy is covered under the partnership or is offered in connection with such partnership.

(a) The Commissioner shall:

(1) Develop requirements to ensure that any individual who sells a qualified long-term care insurance partnership policy receives training and demonstrates evidence of an understanding of such policies and how they relate to other public and private coverage of long-term care; and

(1) Develop requirements to ensure that any individual who sells a qualified long-term care insurance partnership policy receives training and demonstrates evidence of an understanding of such policies and how they relate to other public and private coverage of long-term care; and

(2) Not impose any requirement affecting the terms or benefits of qualified long-term care partnership policies unless the Commissioner imposes such a requirement on all long-term care policies sold in this state without regard to whether the policy is covered under the partnership or is offered in connection with such partnership.

(2) Not impose any requirement affecting the terms or benefits of qualified long-term care partnership policies unless the Commissioner imposes such a requirement on all long-term care policies sold in this state without regard to whether the policy is covered under the partnership or is offered in connection with such partnership.

(b) The department and the Commissioner are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement and administer the provisions of this article.

(b) The department and the Commissioner are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement and administer the provisions of this article.

(c) The issuers of qualified long-term care partnership policies in this state shall provide regular reports to both the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with federal law and regulations and to the department and the Commissioner as provided in Section 6021 of the Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

(c) The issuers of qualified long-term care partnership policies in this state shall provide regular reports to both the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with federal law and regulations and to the department and the Commissioner as provided in Section 6021 of the Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-147-2 — GA Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-147-2
Georgia Code Title 49. Social Services § 49-4-147.2
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Section 49-4-141 , as used in this Code section the term “department” means the Department of Community Health or its officers, agents, or employees solely in their capacity as such officers, agents, or employees.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Section 49-4-141 , as used in this Code section the term “department” means the Department of Community Health or its officers, agents, or employees solely in their capacity as such officers, agents, or employees.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Section 7-4-12 , 7-4-15 , 7-4-16 , or 13-6-13 , or any other statute or judicial construction thereof authorizing interest, the department shall not be eligible to obtain nor be liable for interest on orders, judgments, liquidated amounts, or unliquidated amounts unless such interest is: (1) Required by federal law or regulations; (2) Interest on penalties as required by Code Section 49-4-146.1 ; (3) Interest as required by Code Section 49-4-148 ; or (4) Incurred by a failure to pay the penalty which may be transferred to the Indigent Care Trust Fund under Code Section 31-8-153.1 within 30 days after the penalty is imposed, in which event interest shall be paid from the thirty-first day following such imposition at the same rate as interest on penalties under Code Section 49-4-146.1 .

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Section 7-4-12 , 7-4-15 , 7-4-16 , or 13-6-13 , or any other statute or judicial construction thereof authorizing interest, the department shall not be eligible to obtain nor be liable for interest on orders, judgments, liquidated amounts, or unliquidated amounts unless such interest is:

(1) Required by federal law or regulations;

(1) Required by federal law or regulations;

(2) Interest on penalties as required by Code Section 49-4-146.1 ;

(2) Interest on penalties as required by Code Section 49-4-146.1 ;

(3) Interest as required by Code Section 49-4-148 ; or

(3) Interest as required by Code Section 49-4-148 ; or

(4) Incurred by a failure to pay the penalty which may be transferred to the Indigent Care Trust Fund under Code Section 31-8-153.1 within 30 days after the penalty is imposed, in which event interest shall be paid from the thirty-first day following such imposition at the same rate as interest on penalties under Code Section 49-4-146.1 .

(4) Incurred by a failure to pay the penalty which may be transferred to the Indigent Care Trust Fund under Code Section 31-8-153.1 within 30 days after the penalty is imposed, in which event interest shall be paid from the thirty-first day following such imposition at the same rate as interest on penalties under Code Section 49-4-146.1 .