O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 31-16-5 (2019)

Duties of commissioner

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The commissioner, with the advice of the KDAC, shall:

(1) Develop standards for determining eligibility of patients for care and treatment under this program and set physical and medical standards for the operation of dialysis and kidney transplantation centers. When such centers meet the standards, they shall be certified by the department. Patients treated at uncertified centers shall not be eligible for state aid for their treatment; and

(2) Extend financial aid to persons suffering from chronic renal diseases to enable them to obtain the medical, nursing, pharmaceutical, and technical services necessary in caring for such diseases, including the provision of home dialysis equipment or expenses in obtaining organs for transplantation, or both. Criteria and procedures for financial aid will be developed by the department.

History

Code 1933, § 88-3005, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 708, § 1; Ga. L.

1985, p. 149, § 31; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1413, § 1.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 70A Am. Jur. 2d, Social Security and Medicare, §§ 450, 451.