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GA Code § 49-4-161 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 7A - Long-Term Care Partnership Program|§ 49-4-161. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Asset disregard" means, with regard to state Medicaid benefits, the disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the insurance benefit payments that are made to or on behalf of an individual who is a beneficiary under a qualified long-term care insurance partnership policy.   "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Insurance.   "Department" means the Department of Community Health.   "Georgia Qualified Long-term Care Partnership Program approved policy" means a long-term care insurance policy that meets the model regulations and requirements of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' long-term care insurance model regulation and long-term care insurance model act as specified in 42 U.S.C. Section 1917(b) and Section 6021 of the Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and the Commissioner certifies such policy as meeting these requirements.   "State Medicaid program" means the medical assistance program established in this state under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act.   "State plan amendment" means a state Medicaid plan amendment made to the federal Department of Health and Human Services that provides for the disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the insurance benefit payments that are made to or on behalf of an individual who is a beneficiary under a qualified long-term care insurance partnership policy.     (Code 1981, §49-4-161, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 823, § 1/HB 643; Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 49/SB 465; Ga. L. 2006, p. 185, § 1/HB 1451; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 49/SB 46.)   Code Commission notes.   - The amendment of this Code section by Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 49, irreconcilably conflicted with and was treated as superseded by Ga. L. 2006, p. 185, § 1. See County of Butts v. Strahan, 151 Ga. 417 (1921).
GA Code § 49-4-163 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 7A - Long-Term Care Partnership Program|§ 49-4-163. Eligibility for Asset Disregard; Reciprocal Agreements With Other States to Extend Asset Disregard Mutually

  An individual who is a beneficiary of a Georgia Qualified Long-term Care Partnership Program approved policy is eligible for assistance under the state Medicaid program using asset disregard pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of Code Section 49-4-162.   If the Georgia Qualified Long-term Care Partnership Program is discontinued, an individual who purchased a Georgia Qualified Long-term Care Partnership Program approved policy prior to the date the program was discontinued shall be eligible to receive asset disregard if allowed as provided by Title VI, Section 6021 of the Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.   The department may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to extend the asset disregard to residents of the state who purchase long-term care policies in another state which has asset disregard provisions as established under this article as provided by Title VI, Section 6021 of the Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.     (Code 1981, §49-4-163, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 823, § 1/HB 643; Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 49/SB 465; Ga. L. 2006, p. 185, § 3/HB 1451.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2006, "Georgia Qualified Long-term Care Partnership Program" was substituted for "'Georgia Long-term Care Partnership Program" near the beginning of subsection (b).
GA Code § 49-4-164 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 7A - Long-Term Care Partnership Program|§ 49-4-164. Requirements for Selling Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Policies; Rules and Regulations; Reports

  The Commissioner shall:   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   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.     The department and the Commissioner are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement and administer the provisions of this article.   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.     (Code 1981, §49-4-164, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 823, § 1/HB 643; Ga. L. 2006, p. 185, § 4/HB 1451.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2009, "secretary of the United States" was substituted for "Secretary of the" in subsection (c).
GA Code § 49-4-165 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 7A - Long-Term Care Partnership Program|§ 49-4-165. Notice to Consumers

  A qualified long-term care insurance partnership policy shall contain a summary notice to the consumer in plain language on the current law pertaining to asset disregard and asset tests.   The notice to the consumer under subsection (a) of this Code section shall be developed by the Commissioner of Insurance.     (Code 1981, §49-4-165, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 823, § 1/HB 643; Ga. L. 2006, p. 185, § 5/HB 1451.)
GA Code § 49-4-166 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 7A - Long-Term Care Partnership Program|§ 49-4-166. Effective Date

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2006, p. 185 § 6/HB 1451, effective April 19, 2006.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2006, the reservation of this Code section designation was deleted.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 49-4-166, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 823, § 1/HB 643.
GA Code § 49-4-168.3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 7B - False Medicaid Claims|§ 49-4-168.3. Standard of Proof; Procedure; Intervention by Attorney General

  In any civil action brought under this article, the State of Georgia or person bringing the civil action shall be required to prove all essential elements of the cause of civil action, including damages, by a preponderance of the evidence.   Except as otherwise provided in this article, all civil actions brought under this article shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 9, the "Georgia Civil Practice Act."   If the Attorney General elects to intervene and proceed with a civil action brought pursuant to this article, the Attorney General may file his or her own complaint or amend the complaint of a person who has brought a civil action under this article to clarify or add detail to the claims in which the Attorney General is intervening and to add any additional claims with respect to which the State of Georgia contends it is entitled to relief. For purposes of the statute of limitations, any such pleading by the Attorney General shall relate back to the filing date of the complaint of the person who originally brought the civil action, to the extent that the claim of the State of Georgia arises out of the conduct, transactions, or occurrences set forth, or attempted to be set forth, in the original complaint by such person.     (Code 1981, §49-4-168.3, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 355, § 3/HB 551; Ga. L. 2012, p. 127, § 2-1/HB 822.)    The 2012 amendment,  effective July 1, 2012, added subsection (c).
GA Code § 49-4-168.4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 7B - False Medicaid Claims|§ 49-4-168.4. Protection of Employees From Discrimination; Relief; Statute of Limitations

  Any employee, contractor, or agent shall be entitled to all relief necessary to make such employee, contractor, or agent whole, if that employee, contractor, or agent is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment because of lawful acts done by such employee, contractor, agent or associated others in furtherance of a civil action under this Code section or other efforts to stop one or more violations of this article.   Relief under subsection (a) of this Code section shall include reinstatement with the same seniority status that such employee, contractor, or agent would have had but for the discrimination, two times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay, and compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discrimination, including litigation costs and reasonable attorney's fees. A civil action under this subsection may be brought in an appropriate court of this state for the relief provided in this Code section.   Notwithstanding Code Section 49-4-168.5, a civil action under this Code section may not be brought more than three years after the date when the discrimination occurred.     (Code 1981, §49-4-168.4, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 355, § 3/HB 551; Ga. L. 2012, p. 127, § 2-1/HB 822.)    The 2012 amendment,  effective July 1, 2012, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: "Any employee who is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment by his or her employer because of lawful acts done by the employee, on behalf of the employee or others, in furtherance of a civil action under this article, including investigation for, initiation of, testimony for, or assistance in a civil action filed or to be filed under this article, shall be entitled to all relief necessary to make the employee whole. Such relief shall include reinstatement with the same seniority status such employee would have had but for the discrimination, two times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay award, and compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discrimination, including litigation costs and reasonable attorney's fees. An employee may bring a civil action in an appropriate court of the State of Georgia for the relief provided in this Code section."
GA Code § 49-4-168.5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 7B - False Medicaid Claims|§ 49-4-168.5. Statute of Limitations

 All civil actions under this article shall be filed pursuant to Code Section 49-4-168.2 within six years after the date the violation was committed, or four years after the date when facts material to the right of civil action are known or reasonably should have been known by the state official charged with the responsibility to act in the circumstances, whichever occurs last; provided, however, that in no event shall any civil action be filed more than ten years after the date upon which the violation was committed.    (Code 1981, §49-4-168.5, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 355, § 3/HB 551; Ga. L. 2012, p. 127, § 2-1/HB 822.)    The 2012 amendment,  effective July 1, 2012, substituted "four years" for "three years" near the middle of this Code section.
GA Code § 49-4-168.6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 7B - False Medicaid Claims|§ 49-4-168.6. Venue

 All civil actions brought against natural persons under this article shall be brought in the county where the defendant or, in the case of multiple defendants or of defendants who are not residents of the State of Georgia, in any county where any one defendant resides, can be found, transacts business, or commits an act in furtherance of the submittal of a false or fraudulent claim to the Georgia Medicaid program.    (Code 1981, §49-4-168.6, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 355, § 3/HB 551; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 49/SB 46; Ga. L. 2012, p. 127, § 2-1/HB 822.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 127, § 2-1, effective July 1, 2012, reenacted this Code section without change.
GA Code § 49-4-169 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 7C - Therapy Services for Children With Disabilities|§ 49-4-169. Legislative Findings and Intent

 The General Assembly finds that changes in the approval process of certain health care programs have made it difficult for children with disabilities who are eligible for medical assistance pursuant to Article 7 of this chapter to receive the services to which they are entitled with the frequency and within the time periods which are appropriate. Separate administration of the categorically needy and the medically fragile programs should not result in any variation in the amount, duration, and scope of services. Redundant paperwork requirements have hampered service approvals and delivery and reduced the number of providers serving children. It is the intent of this article to ensure that children with disabilities receive the medically necessary therapy services to which they are entitled under the Medicaid Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Program and that categorically needy and medically fragile children have available to them the same scope, duration, and amount of services. It is also the intent of this article to simplify the process and paperwork by which occupational, speech, and physical therapy services are applied for and received by eligible recipients.    (Code 1981, §49-4-169, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 743, § 1/SB 507.)
GA Code § 49-4-169.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 7C - Therapy Services for Children With Disabilities|§ 49-4-169.1. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Correct or ameliorate" means to improve or maintain a child's health in the best condition possible, compensate for a health problem, prevent it from worsening, prevent the development of additional health problems, or improve or maintain a child's overall health, even if treatment or services will not cure the recipient's overall health.   "Department" means the Department of Community Health.   "EPSDT Program" means the federal Medicaid Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Program contained at 42 U.S.C.A. Sections 1396a and 1396d.   "Medically necessary services" means services or treatments that are prescribed by a physician or other licensed practitioner, and which, pursuant to the EPSDT Program, diagnose or correct or ameliorate defects, physical and mental illnesses, and health conditions, whether or not such services are in the state plan.   "Therapy services" means occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, or other services provided pursuant to the EPSDT Program to an eligible Medicaid beneficiary 21 years of age or younger and which are recommended as medically necessary by a physician.     (Code 1981, §49-4-169.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 743, § 1/SB 507.)
GA Code § 49-4-169.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 7C - Therapy Services for Children With Disabilities|§ 49-4-169.2. Services and Treatment for Categorically Needy and Medically Fragile Children

 All persons who are 21 years of age or younger who are eligible for services under the EPSDT Program shall receive therapy services in accordance with the provisions of this article, whether they are categorically needy children enrolled in the low income Medicaid program or medically fragile children enrolled in the aged, blind, and disabled Medicaid program.    (Code 1981, §49-4-169.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 743, § 1/SB 507.)
GA Code § 49-4-170 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 8 - Personal Representative to Manage Assistance Payments|§ 49-4-170. Grounds for Appointing Personal Representative; Petition by County or District Director

 When any otherwise qualified applicant for or recipient of assistance under this chapter or payee, in the case of temporary assistance for needy families, is or shall become unable to manage the assistance payments or otherwise fails so to manage, to the extent that deprivation or hazard to himself or others results, or when, in the case of temporary assistance for needy families, the payment is not being used for the benefit of the children, a petition may be filed by the county or district director of family and children services before the probate court of the county in which the applicant resides or the county in which the recipient receives his check, in the form of a verified written application for the appointment of a personal representative for the purpose of receiving and managing public assistance payments for any such recipient or payee, which application shall allege one or more of the above grounds for the legal appointment of such personal representative.   (Ga. L. 1964, p. 200, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1021, § 7.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1997, p. 1021, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for severability.   Law reviews.   - For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 284 (1997).
GA Code § 49-4-171 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 8 - Personal Representative to Manage Assistance Payments|§ 49-4-171. Hearing on Petition; Appointment, Duties, and Removal of Representative; Court Costs Waived

 The court shall summarily order a hearing on the petition and shall cause the applicant or recipient to be served personally with a copy of the petition and order at least five days in advance of the time and place for the hearing. Findings of fact shall be made by the court without a jury; and if the court shall find that the applicant for or recipient of assistance under this chapter or the payee, in the case of temporary assistance for needy families, is unable to manage the assistance payments or otherwise fails so to manage to the extent that deprivation or hazard to himself or others results or, in the case of temporary assistance for needy families, the payment is not being used for the benefit of the children, the court may thereupon enter an order embracing such findings and appointing some responsible person as a personal representative of the applicant or recipient or of the payee, in the case of temporary assistance for needy families, for the purposes set forth in this article; provided, however, that no employee of the Department of Human Services shall be eligible to hold such appointment. The personal representative so appointed shall serve without bond and without compensation. He will be responsible for receiving the monthly assistance payment and using the proceeds of such payment for the benefit of the recipient of assistance under this chapter or, in the case of temporary assistance for needy families, for the application of the payment to the best interest of the children. Such personal representative shall be responsible to the court for the faithful discharge of the duties of his trust. The court may consider the recommendation of the county director of family and children services in the selection of a suitable person for appointment as personal representative for the limited purposes of this Code section. The personal representative so appointed may be removed by the court and the proceedings dismissed or another suitable personal representative appointed. All costs of court with respect to any such proceeding shall be waived.   (Ga. L. 1964, p. 200, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1021, § 7; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1997, p. 1021, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for severability.   Law reviews.   - For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 284 (1997).
GA Code § 49-4-172 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 8 - Personal Representative to Manage Assistance Payments|§ 49-4-172. Appeal From Order of Appointment or Removal

 Except as otherwise provided in Article 6 of Chapter 9 of Title 15, from the order of the court appointing or removing such personal representative, an appeal may be had to the judge of the superior court, who shall hear the matter de novo without a jury.   (Ga. L. 1964, p. 200, § 3; Ga. L. 1986, p. 982, § 17.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1986, p. 982, § 25, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that that Act would apply to all cases filed on or after July 1, 1986.
GA Code § 49-4-173 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 8 - Personal Representative to Manage Assistance Payments|§ 49-4-173. Maintenance of Records by County or District Director; Use of Facts and Findings in Other Proceedings

 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.   (Ga. L. 1964, p. 200, § 4.)
GA Code § 49-4-180 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 9 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families|§ 49-4-180. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act."    (Code 1981, §49-4-180, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1021, § 6.)
GA Code § 49-4-182 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 49 - Social Services|Chapter 4 - Public Assistance|Article 9 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families|§ 49-4-182. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Created

  There is created the Georgia Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, which shall be known as the "Georgia TANF Program." The purpose of such program is to provide necessary assistance to needy families with children on a temporary basis and to provide parents, legal guardians, or other caretaker relatives of children with the necessary support services to enable such parents, legal guardians, or caretaker relatives to become self-sufficient and leave the program as soon as possible. After an initial assessment and once the state determines an applicant is ready for work, applicants for assistance shall be required to engage in a work activity in accordance with Part A of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, and the state plan as soon as possible after making application for assistance, but in any event no later than 24 months after first receiving cash assistance.   Assistance shall be provided in accordance with the state plan and any future amendments thereto. Cash assistance to a recipient who is not a minor child and who is a head of a household or married to the head of a household shall be limited to a lifetime maximum of 48 months, whether or not consecutive, beginning January 1, 1997.   Nothing in this article, the state plan, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to this article shall be interpreted to entitle any individual or any family to assistance under the Georgia TANF Program.     (Code 1981, §49-4-182, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1021, § 6.)